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Millions of Shellfish Boiled Alive Due to Pacific Northwest Heat Wave, Harming Ecosystem and Businesses

"The scientist in me sees many things we can learn from this, but the nature lover in me is a little overwhelmed," said marine biologist Christopher Harley, who says "the extent of the die-off is ...
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Red tide returns to SA’s West Coast: What it is, why it happens and why seafood warnings matter

Red tide has discoloured parts of the West Coast, with dead shellfish washing up. Marine scientist Maryke Musson explains ...
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Extreme heat cooks shellfish alive on Puget Sound beaches

A record-shattering heat wave June 26-28 coincided with some of the year's lowest tides on Puget Sound. The combination was lethal for millions of mussels, clams, oysters, sand dollars, barnacles, sea ...
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Public warned against consuming dead shellfish

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has confirmed large numbers of dead white mussel, whelks and ...
The Citizen

Health alert: Fisheries department warns public against white mussels and shellfish

Do not eat white mussels and other shellfish washed up on the West Coast of the Western Cape. This is the stern warning from ...
Sunday World

‘It’s too toxic’: department warns public to avoid West Coast shellfish‘It’s too toxic’: department warns public to avoid...

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has sounded the alarm after a wave of dead shellfish washed up along parts ...
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Millions of Shellfish Boiled Alive Due to Pacific Northwest Heat Wave, Harming Ecosystem and Businesses

The ripple effect of climate change is now more apparent than ever in the Pacific Northwest. Amid a recent heat wave that wreaked havoc in the area and parts of Canada, millions of shellfish were ...