Dangerous shellfish

 





Wait five days after rain to gather shellfish

"Shellfish in the Jacob's River Estuary at Riverton are unfit for human consumption for up to five days after heavy rain because of contaminants being washed off land into the river upstream, a study over last summer has found."
Environment Southland is working with Public Health South to extend the present two day 'no-take' warning as a result of work undertaken by student Bailey Lovett, who's findings showed clear links between high river fllows and shellfish flesh contamination in the estuary.
We've fallen a long way since the days when the cockle beds in the estuary were regarded s the best in the country.
It's an appalling state of affairs and it doen't seem that anything will change anytime soon. The best the 'authorities' seem to be able to do is shout warnings louder and longer.
This is, in my opinion, a disgrace.