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Posted on: November 20, 2019

[ARCHIVED] Bellingham Bay and Chuckanut Bay Closed to Shellfish Harvest

Bellingham Bay and Chuckanut Bay have been closed to recreational shellfish harvest due to high levels of biotoxins.

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