Toxic shellfish found in Hood Canal

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Harrison Lee

Harrison Lee Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Toxic shellfish found in Hood Canal</h1>
                <h2><p>The Kitsap Sun reports that shellfish harvesting in Hood Canal has been banned due to paralytic shellfish poisoning biotoxins that were found in a sample of Mussels from the Seabeck Marina. In response, the Kitsap Public Health District and the state Department of Health have barred the harvesting of oyster,</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/harrison-lee-crosscut-com/">Harrison Lee</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <p>The Kitsap Sun reports that <a href="http://www.kitsapsun.com/outdoors/shellfish-harvesting-closure-issued-in-hood-canal_33719744?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">shellfish harvesting</a> in Hood Canal has been banned due to paralytic shellfish poisoning biotoxins that were found in a sample of Mussels from the Seabeck Marina. In response, the Kitsap Public Health District and the state Department of Health have barred the harvesting of oyster, clams, and mussels.</p>
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The Kitsap Sun reports that shellfish harvesting in Hood Canal has been banned due to paralytic shellfish poisoning biotoxins that were found in a sample of Mussels from the Seabeck Marina. In response, the Kitsap Public Health District and the state Department of Health have barred the harvesting of oyster, clams, and mussels.

By Harrison Lee

Harrison Lee is an editorial intern at Crosscut. He is a senior at Seattle Academy. He has had journalistic experience working with Microsoft in Bangalore, India. In Seattle, he produced an investigat