Australia: Toxins Force Temporary Closure of Oyster Farms
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More than 80 seafood industry workers have been affected by temporary business closures as a waterborne toxin related to the toxic algal bloom hits oyster-harvesting areas around Port Lincoln.
On July 9, a precautionary four-week closure was enacted at the Boston Bay, Bickers Island, Lower Eyre and Proper Bay oyster-harvesting areas – as a result of waterborne brevetoxins – during routine testing by the South Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program.
As a result, two major seafood producers, Yumbah Mussels Holdings and Deedah Oysters, were forced to temporarily stop...
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