MUSSEL QUARANTINE LIFTED - 11/02/10 07:39 S.S.
The ANNUAL STATEWIDE QUARANTINE OF SPORT-HARVESTED MUSSELS HAS BEEN LIFTED. THAT’S BECAUSE TESTS SHOW THAT DOMOIC ACID (AND SOME OTHER TOXINS) ARE AT SAFE OR UNDETECTABLE LEVELS IN MUSSELS ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST. A QUARANTINE ON OTHER SHELLFISH, CERTAIN CRUSTACEANS, AND SMALL FINFISH NEAR the CHANNEL ISLANDS REMAINS IN PLACE, DUE TO ELEVATED LEVELS OF DOMOIC ACID. THAT WARNING DOES NOT APPLY TO COMMERCIALLY SOLD FISH AND SEAFOOD.