On Wednesday May 8th, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Oregon Department of Agriculture CLOSED all recreational crab harvesting from Cape Blanco to the California border for elevated levels of domoic acid toxin. This includes ocean and bay crabbing.
The closure also includes recreational razor clamming which is also CLOSED from Cape Blanco to the California border due to elevated levels of domoic acid toxin.
Crab and Razor Clam samples taken from the Oregon southern coast area indicate that levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid have risen above the action level.
The establishment of a Biotoxin Management Zone for commercial crabbing from Cape Blanco to the California border has been put in place.
ODA and ODFW will continue to monitor domoic acid in crab from this area in the coming weeks. Two rounds of tests below the action level will be required to reopen the area for unrestricted crabbing.
Crabbing remains open and without restrictions along the remainder of the Oregon coast.
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