Each summer a massive, cold eddy swirls off the northwest coast of Washington, mixing up nutrients and growing algae -- some of them toxic. New research by local scientists identifies the Juan de Fuca ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The US Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic ...

The Washington State Department of Health says shellfish harvesting is closed for Vashon Island beaches. That’s because they’ve detected unsafe levels of paralytic shellfish poison Vashon-Maury Island ...

All recreational shellfish harvesting has been temporarily suspended along Kitsap County’s eastern shoreline after tests taken on Monday found high concentrations of a potentially deadly marine ...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Health closed beaches in Pierce County to the harvest of all shellfish species due to the presence of biotoxins. The Department of Health also ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By CLAIRE RUSH (Associated Press) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic ...