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Domoic acid on US west coast continues to hamper shellfish economy

The dangerously high levels of domoic acid caused by an abnormally early algae bloom along the US west coast are slowly starting to come down, however the decline has been slight and the shellfish economy continues to suffer

By Ola Wietecha | Sept. 28, 2015 15:58 BST
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As levels of domoic acid slowly start to decline on the American west coast, experts are still concerned with the elevated levels of the toxins, further hampering the shellfish economy [...]

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