Toxins Prompt Flanders, Shinnecock Bay Shellfish Ban
NY State officials temporarily banned harvesting shellfish from Flanders Bay and western Shinnecock Bay after mussels tested positive for marine biotoxins.
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NY State officials temporarily banned harvesting shellfish from Flanders Bay and western Shinnecock Bay after mussels tested positive for marine biotoxins.
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The ban is in response to the presence of saxitoxin, a marine biotoxin that accumulates in shellfish and can sicken people who eat shellfish affected by the…