Ban on harvesting, sale of Port Dickson, Malacca shellfish lifted

The Department of Fisheries Malaysia (DOF) has lifted the ban on the harvesting and sale of shellfish including mussels in the waters of Port Dickson and Malacca following a drop in biotoxin to safe levels.

Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup said as a result of laboratory monitoring and analysis, biotoxin readings showed a decrease to below 400 parts per billion (ppb) for the 15th sample.