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Bellingham Bay Closed For Recreational Shellfish Harvest
Health - Public Health News Posted on September 30, 2026 | Last Updated on September 30, 2026
Whatcom County news published this notice on 2026-09-30. The following highlights are selected excerpts from the full source.
Health - Public Health News Posted on September 30, 2026 | Last Updated on September 30, 2026
Unsafe levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning biotoxin have been detected in molluscan shellfish in Bellingham Bay. As a result, the Washington State Department of Health has closed recreational harvest for all species of molluscan shellfish on Bellingham Bay, including Chuckanut Bay and all of Larrabee State Park.
Ceremonial, subsistence and commercial shellfish harvest on tidelands within Lummi Nation are under the jurisdiction of Lummi Nation and are closed to all non-tribal visitors.
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Whatcom County news →Source publication: Sep 30, 2026
Source checked: Oct 5, 2026
Brief prepared: Sep 30, 2026
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