shellfish
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When people eat these contaminated shellfish or fish, they can get Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning, which can lead to vomiting, diarrhea, permanent short-term memory loss, coma or death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The heat has warmed the lagoons, boosting the growth of algae that cover the shellfish.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Advisories downriver, including for shellfish harvesting, have been lifted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Record winter rainfall is flushing pollution and sediment into Devon and Cornwall's coastal waters, raising risks to marine life, shellfish and potentially human health as conditions warm.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
People could have brought in loads of turtles and shellfish, built a fire in the shelter of the cave, and enjoyed the feel of dry land.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Here sea creatures come to live, fishes swim hungrily to and fro, and shellfishes die in the mud which, by and by, is to become firm rock with stony animal remains embedded in it.
From Eighth Reader by Baldwin, James
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