Dungeness crabs

Toxic Algae Bloom Delays California Crabbing Season

Officials in California have decided to delay the start of crab season due to a spike in toxins that may make the creatures dangerous for human consumption. [1]
“Due to the detection of dangerous levels of domoic acid,” Dungeness and rock crabs caught in waters between the Oregon borders and the southern Santa Barbara County line pose a “significant risk to the public if consumed,” the California Department of Public Health (DPH) said in a release. [2]