The ban on bivalve harvesting extended to the coast between Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António, announced the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).
Thus, in the Algarve, the harvesting of all bivalve species on the coast between Faro, Olhão, Tavira and VRSA, with cockle picking in the Ria Formosa, in the areas of Olhão and Faro.
However, the ban on collecting mussels on the coast of VRSA was lifted.
This temporary ban on harvesting for marketing and consumption is due to the presence of marine toxin-producing phytoplankton or toxin levels above regulatory values, announced the IPMA.
The ban, due to the presence of DSP, toxins that cause diarrheal intoxication, also covers four other areas of the Portuguese coast: coast of Viana (all species), coast of Matosinhos (all species except white clam), Ria de Aveiro (all except the male clam) and coastline from Lisbon to Peniche (mussels).
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