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Razor Clamming Ban Lifted on Most of North Oregon Coast

(Oregon Coast) – Just in time for the big weekend getaway to the Oregon coast, a ban on razor clamming has been lifted for most of the Oregon coast.

State officials say the toxin levels south of Tillamook Head, in Cannon Beach, have decreased enough to open clamming back up to the public for any area south of – and including - Cannon Beach.

State fish and agriculture officials tested samples of razor clams dug from beaches south of Tillamook Head and found levels below the warning level of 20 parts per million.

Officials say domoic acid levels are still somewhat high north of Seaside, although all beaches north of Tillamook Head to the Washington border are under an annual closure to protect juvenile clams anyway.

This means all beaches in Oregon south of Cannon Beach are open to clamming again after being closed earlier this summer, when all beaches north of Florence were shut down to the activity.

Domoic acid occurs naturally in clams, and is produced by marine phytoplankton or algae. It is not neutralized by cooking or any other means of sterilization, and can cause severe illness, even death.

Beaches are closed to all digging when domoic acid levels climb above 20 ppm, which provides a margin of safety before toxins can reach a higher level that may cause illness.

Call the recorded shellfish Hotline for more information: (800) 448-2474.

Razor clamming information: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/shellfish/razorclams
Shellfish toxins: http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/FSD/shellfish_status.shtml

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