Regular shellfish monitoring along the coast has seen Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) levels fall in part of the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
"There is now no PSP concern from Whakatane Heads eastwards. However, the current warning remains in place from Tairua to Whakatane Heads," says Medical Officer of Health, Dr Jim Miller.
The Medical Officer of Health continues to advise against gathering or eating shellfish from Tairua on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, south to Waihi Beach and along the Bay of Plenty coast to Whakatane Heads in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. The warning includes Tairua Harbour as well as Tauranga Harbour, Maketu and Waihi estuaries, Matakana and Motiti Islands, and all other islands along this coastline.
