Call the Shellfish Safety Hotline before harvesting

Call the Shellfish Safety Hotline before harvesting Nov 4, 2017 23:39:07 GMT

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Post by Admin on Nov 4, 2017 23:39:07 GMT

Considering our policy as stated above why would we concern ourselves with the Shellfish Hotline? But first a little history: We are responsible for the creation of the Shellfish Hotline through a series of lobbing efforts. Little did we know then how difficult it is for the State and Feds to manage the functional values associated with the resources common to Oregon State and Federal Waters.

Recent events demand that we speak out.

1. The State of Oregon needs a program of testing invertebrate species for a broad spectrum of contaminates. Oregon needs to get ahead of the problems that contaminates pose to the aquatic environment. Contamination of the environment appears first in the invertebrates common to our aquatic environment. The recent disclosure that clams and oysters are contaminated with microscopic bits and pieces of plastic is but one example of societies need to for answers sooner than later.

2. The State of Oregon needs to upgrade the sewage plants to remove all contaminates from waste water. Returning clean waste to Oregon State Waters will contribute to restoring the functional values of ecological productivity to the aquatic environment it will minimize the development of acidic water conditions that threaten the marine environment in conjunction with the development of dead zones. The State and Federal agencies need to listen when member of the public report the occurrence of acidic ocean water or dead zones to them. Both State and Federal agencies ignored early reports of the acidic ocean conditions and dead zones.

3. The State of Oregon needs to eliminate the practice of depositing the bio-solid waste from sewage plants into our environment. We believe there is a direct relationship be to depositing bio-solids in combination with the discharge of treated effluent into Coos Bay from sewage plants. The result is the continued presence of the high levels of Domoic acid associated with Coos Bay.

4. Oregon needs an Internet Sewage Spill Hotline! At one time the State of Oregon committed to posting news of major sewage spills onto the Sewage Spill Hotline. Well the State reneged because they claimed they did not have the money. The fact is they will never have the money. Saying so was just an excuse not to follow through with their word.

5. Oregon's Beach Monitoring Program is a part time program operational from Memorial Day through Labor Day. At best the Beach Monitoring Program notifies visitors to the beach of elevated levels of fecal bacteria. At worst the program is not operational during for most of the year.

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