State lifts fishing ban imposed after SF Bay oil spill
(11-29) 16:22 PST San Francisco (AP) —
State officials have lifted a temporary fishing ban that was imposed after a container ship spilled nearly 60,000 gallons of toxic fuel into San Francisco Bay.
The fishing suspension was lifted Thursday after officials determined that there is no significant health risk from eating seafood caught in areas affected by the oil spill.
State biologists say they tested more than 1,100 samples of fish, mussels and Dungeness crab in San Francisco Bay and coastal waters outside the Golden Gate.
The tests did find unsafe levels of contaminants in mussels from Rodeo Beach and the Berkeley pier, and officials warned the public to avoid eating shellfish from those areas.
Officials say the commercial Dungeness crab and herring seasons can continue as scheduled.
