The beginning of Dungeness crab season is always a time to celebrate, but with major concerns over the last few years regarding unsafe domoic acid levels, state health department officials continue to recommend not eating the internal organs (known as "crab butter").
Click HERE to download the brochure explaining this simple method of cleaning crabs before cooking to reduce your exposure to unsafe contaminants, including dioxins.The good news is that Dungeness crab are low in mercury - see our 2021 mercury guidelines for more info.
On November 24, the Trump Administration announced the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program, which includes lease sales off of the California coast, including Humboldt County.Comments are due January 23 by 8:59 pm PST and must be submitted through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management website or via U.S. mail. You can submit comments on the BOEM web portal by clicking on the blue COMMENTS button. 
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Humboldt County's new 
Our second study of mercury in local fish focused on nine species from nearshore coastal waters, including Pacific Halibut and several species of rockfish. We also sampled more Lingcod and California Halibut to add to the findings from our 2018 study. We found that most local fish are safe to eat in moderation—with a few exceptions.Download our mercury fliers in English, Spanish, or Hmong:
