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Public Health urges against eating shellfish amid toxic algae bloom affecting sea life

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Public Health urges against eating shellfish amid toxic algae bloom affecting sea life

Health officials are urging residents to avoid certain shellfish as a toxic algae bloom has contaminated the waters off the Southern California coast. Because of this danger, the California Department of Public Health urges residents to stay away from “sport-harvested mussels, clams, or scallops from Santa Barbara County.” Sea lions in the region have also been poisoned from eating contaminated sea life.

Tags : AlgaeCalifornia Department of Public HealthShellfishToxic