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My understanding is that with crab, Domoic acid is only in the guts and clams and oysters it is in the entire organism. Even if you are not eating the stomach contents you are eating a lot of different body parts on a clam.
Research has shown that razor clams accumulate domoic acid in edible tissue and are slow to expel the toxin. In Dungeness crab, domoic acid primarily accumulates in the viscera (internal organs) or “butter.”
The native I talked to said if you clean the razor clam, you are good. Would make sense if they are able to sell commercially. I doubt those clams are over a year old.
Quote from: trophyhunt on March 16, 2021, 10:26:20 AMThe native I talked to said if you clean the razor clam, you are good. Would make sense if they are able to sell commercially. I doubt those clams are over a year old.The same tribe also harvested, sold and then recalled 29 tons of crab. The closure was already in place when then they went crabbing. Me thinks it's all about the money.https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/quinault-tribe-recall-29-tons-of-dungeness-crab-due-to-toxin/281-5af014f7-ddb6-4582-adb7-e581388f0aee#:~:text=SEATTLE%20%E2%80%94%20Nearly%2029%20tons%20of,recalled%20by%20the%20Quinault%20Tribe.&text=hours%20of%20consumption.-,The%20crab%20was%20caught%20by%20the%20tribe%20from%20Dec.,place%20where%20it%20was%20purchased.
Quote from: Jake Dogfish on March 15, 2021, 04:10:44 PMMy understanding is that with crab, Domoic acid is only in the guts and clams and oysters it is in the entire organism. Even if you are not eating the stomach contents you are eating a lot of different body parts on a clam.That is what I always thought BUT contradicts what was said a couple posts up as a justification for finding commercially harvested clams in the store.
The same tribe also harvested, sold and then recalled 29 tons of crab. The closure was already in place when then they went crabbing. Me thinks it's all about the money.
Quote from: WSU on March 16, 2021, 11:49:31 AMThe same tribe also harvested, sold and then recalled 29 tons of crab. The closure was already in place when then they went crabbing. Me thinks it's all about the money.Fact-checking:First, it was a retroactive closure. They harvested the crab after toxin testing showed the crab were ok. I repeat - the department of Health gave the OK on commercial harvesting and sales before they opened. During harvest they submitted crab for testing that showed toxin above the limit in the viscera - it only takes one crab. Therefore the recall.Second, in response to other posts, the razor clams in the pic were obviously frozen. Read the label. Everybody harvested razor clams in early fall before the Pseudo-nitzschia bloom. Razor clams freeze like a boss. for years.Third, the toxin is not caused by bacteria. It is a diatom. We are talking single-celled plant organisms here.Please please please, do a little research before spouting off Qanon quack stuff. This stuff is easily findable on the internet.
That is the date that QFC put their sticker on it. nothing more. Could have been frozen since 1985.