Increase in illegal clam digging in B.C. could raise risk of deadly poisonings, fisheries officials warn
Officials in B.C. say they worry many people are unaware or underestimating the seriousness of illegally harvesting shellfish, which can ingest toxins that can kill humans.
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Since pandemic began, B.C. fisheries officers say they re seeing 3 times as many people harvesting clams
Posted: May 25, 2021 4:00 AM PT | Last Updated: May 25
Two women harvest clams at Boundary Bay in Tsawassen, B.C., on May 13. Harvesting bivalve shellfish is illegal across B.C. s Lower Mainland because of concerns around pollution and toxins.(Susana da Silva/CBC)