Dorset: Shellfish Toxin (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning); Portland Harbour; Scallops, Oysters, Mussels: Harvesting Reinstated

From Dorset Echo

"SHELLFISH along the Dorset coast has been found to contain traces of a potentially deadly toxin.

The Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP) toxin has been found to affect scallops and mussels"

High toxin levels in Dorset harbour mussels, BBC

"The harvesting of scallops, oysters and mussels at a Dorset harbour has been stopped after high toxin levels were found in mussels.

Portland Harbour is closed to the gathering of filter feeding molluscs, the port health authority said.

ASP can cause neurological symptoms, such as dizziness and confusion, and in "very rare cases" death, the authority said".

Harvesting reinstated