SANTA CRUZ COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE ISSUED A WARNING URGING THE PUBLIC TO NOT EAT CERTAIN PARTS OF FISH OR SHELLFISH CAUGHT IN MONTEREY BAY. THE INTERNAL ORGANS OF ANCHOVY, SARDINES, OR CRAB ARE LIKELY CONTAMINATED WITH DOMOIC ACID, DERIVED FROM TOXIC ALGAE BLOOMS. THE TOXIN HAS BEEN KILLING SEA BIRDS, HARMING SEALS, AND IS A THREAT TO HUMANS. THE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL THE ALGAE BLOOMS DIE DOWN.
