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Closure on recreational shellfish harvesting in Pierce County

Two Pierce County beaches have been closed after unsafe levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poison were found in shellfish samples taken earlier this week.

STACIA GLENN; Staff writer
Published: July 25, 2012 at 1:34 p.m. PDT — Updated: July 25, 2012 at 1:34 p.m. PDT
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Two Pierce County beaches have been closed after unsafe levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poison were found in shellfish samples taken earlier this week.

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