Shellfish biotoxin alerts - Marlborough Sounds
by MPI NZ 30 Sep 2023 23:04 UTC
Map showing the area covered by the shellfish biotoxin alert from Port Waikato, southward to Tauratahi Point at the entrance of Kawhia Harbour. The warning includes the entire Raglan and Aotea Harbours but not Kawhia Harbour © MPI NZ
New Zealand Food Safety is advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from part of Queen Charlotte Sound due to the possible presence of toxins.
Routine tests on mussel samples taken from Okiwa Bay (The Grove) have shown levels of diarrhetic shellfish toxins more than 3.5 times the safe limit.
This public health warning extends from Okiwa Bay (The Grove) up to a line from Dieffenbach Point across to West Head.
A public health warning for the Raglan Coast also remains in place.
Shellfish biotoxin alerts.