June 15, 2018 South Whidbey Record:
“Mucking about in clamming class”
“Last year, signs went up closing the waters around Penn Cove to any shellfish harvesting because testing revealed high levels of paralytic shellfish poison. The biotoxin can potentially lead to fatal paralytic shellfish poisoning in humans if consumed.”
“The Penn Cove ban has since been lifted.”
South Whidbey Record, which Penn Cove beach would you recommend for clam digging?
Photo at top of page:
Washington State Dept. of Health image updated June 16th, 2018.
Source: Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
View Penn Cove water quality for clam digging using the Dept. of Health map at the bottom of this page.
Love to see newspeople get out and ask questions about why:
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Sounds like the sewage treatment plant is sending unsafe product into Penn Cove?
“State Dept. of Health cautions that Clams,Oysters and Mussels from this beach are not fit for human consumption at any time.”
The beach above (MONROE LANDING) is on the north shore of Penn Cove. Here is another beach on the south shore with the same status:
Public Clam and Oyster Beaches: COUPEVILLE
More here: Penn Cove – Treated Water Not Safe?
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