The health department previously closed beaches to shellfish harvesting after detecting a paralytic biotoxin at Birch Bay.

Paralytic shellfish poisoning biotoxin was detected in molluscan shellfish at Birch Bay, according to the state health department.

Officials detected unsafe paralytic shellfish poison levels from Alki Beach all the way south to Dash Point State Park in ...

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Harvesters can check the state’s online shellfish safety map or call 800-562-5632 for information about biotoxin closures.

The closure was announced Wednesday, July 23, 2025. The State Department of Health has closed recreational shellfish ...