Port Esperance wild shellfish warning
by DPIPWE Fishing 1 Apr 2018 09:28 UTC
Port Esperance wild shellfish warning © DPIPWE Fishing
The DHHS have issued a public health alert advising not to eat wild shellfish from the Port Esperance region in Southern Tasmania.
The advice relates to oysters, mussels, clams, pipis, cockles and wedge shells. Abalone, scallop roes and the intestines and livers of rock lobster can also be affected when toxic algal blooms are present.
Seafood in shops and restaurants is safe to eat.
Read the public health alert here.