If you can't think of another good reason to stop global warming (and there are many others) here is the one that really gets me! Toxic shellfish! Oh the humanity!
Last Updated Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:06:59 EDT
CBC News
A potentially deadly mollusk toxin has shut down a chunk of Nova Scotia's South Shore to commercial and recreational fishermen.
The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans made the move after Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials reported rising levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins.
Areas closed to fishing include most of Mahone Bay to Stonehurst, near Lunenburg.
The ban includes clams, mussels, scallops and oysters, and will be in effect until further notice.
There's also a ban on shellfish harvesting in parts of southwest New Brunswick because of increased levels of the toxin.
The affected area includes parts of Passamaquoddy Bay, an inlet of the Bay of Fundy south of Saint John and Campobello Island.
The ban includes oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, quahogs and whelks.
The DFO's Darrell Comeau told CBC News Online that paralytic shellfish poisoning levels increase every year around this time because of warming water temperatures.
Symptoms of the illness caused by eating shellfish with the toxin include tingling and numbness in the face and neck, nausea, vomiting and difficulty breathing. In severe cases, muscles used to breathe can become paralyzed, leading to death.
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