date:Dec 29, 2012
Shellfish caught in the Hobsons Bay area is off the menu due to an algal bloom outbreak.
The Department of Sustainability and Environment has issued a warning to not eat shellfish taken from the Williamstown and Newport areas.
The algae is not visible to the eye, and it not dangerous to swimmers. It has not affected commercial shellfish farms.
DSE Port Phillip Regional Director, Rodney Warren, said a routine sample has found high levels of the naturally occurring toxic algae Alexandrium cate