The California Department of Fish & Wildlife recently issued a warning against consuming sport-taken bivalve shellfish from Santa Barbara County. The species include sport-harvested mussels, clams or ...

People should avoid eating sport-caught mussels, oysters, clams and scallops in San Luis Obispo County until further notice, the California Department of Public Health warned Friday afternoon. Bivalve ...

Warnings from the California Department of Public Health that advised against eating San Luis Obispo County bivalve shellfish were lifted as of Tuesday afternoon. According to a news release from the ...

In Santa Barbara County, a new warning has been issued for all residents who harvest shellfish locally. The California Department of Health (CDPH) says that bivalve shellfish harvested in the region ...

SAN DIEGO — County and state health officials are warning residents not to eat locally sport-harvested bivalve shellfish due to dangerous levels of domoic acid detected in mussels in the area. "This ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — On March 27, 2025, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an Advisory “not to ...

DNREC has issued an emergency closure of the Indian River Bay to the harvesting of bivalve shellfish – including clams and mussels. This comes after DNREC received notice of an on-going sewage release ...

Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. If you recreationally fish for bivalve ...

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