Health alert
Do not eat recreationally harvested mussels, oysters, clams, pipis, cockles, wedge shells abalone and scallop roe from the following areas:
- In and around White Beach and Nubeena on the Tasman Peninsula (South East Tasmania)
This warning was issued on 22 August 2024 and remains current.
Learn more about paralytic shellfish poisoning
What to watch out for
Wild shellfish
Wild shellfish include:
- Oysters, mussels, clams, pipis, cockles, wedge shells, abalone and scallop roe
- Intestines and livers (tomalley) of rock lobster can also be affected when toxic algal blooms are present
Symptoms
Symptoms can occur within minutes to hours after eating shellfish. Cooking or freezing shellfish does not destroy the toxins that cause shellfish poisoning. Shellfish poisoning symptoms include:
- tingling or numbness
- weakness
- blurred vision
- difficulty breathing
- vomiting
- diarrhoea
Paralytic shellfish poisoning
If you experience paralytic shellfish poisoning symptoms after eating wild shellfish, go to your nearest emergency department or call 000.
Seafood in shops and restaurants
Seafood in shops and restaurants is safe
Seafood in shops and restaurants is safe to eat because the Tasmanian Shellfish Market Access Program (ShellMAP) monitors the safety of commercially grown shellfish.
