date:Mar 05, 2013
sure that public health is not compromised from the consumption of any shellfish species harvested from classified harvesting areas.
Background on shellfish
Shellfish (bivalve mollusc) feed by filtering plankton from the surrounding water that washes through their habitat. This feeding mechanism leads to the accumulation of marine biotoxins produced by certain species of plankton.
It may also introduce, into the shellfish flesh, environmental pollutants from the surrounding waters such as: