"John Kane" > wrote in message
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> On Jan 15, 5:14 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>> "Pete L" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>> > Can't find anything online...... We live at Cliftonville, just to
>> > the east of Margate, Kent. On our beach walks I have seen quite a few
>> > mussels. Does anybody know how to tell if they are ok to eat? There is
>> > a sewage outfall not too far away but I believe that it is treated
>> > now. The beach is relatively clean. Is it a case that if the mussels
>> > taste fine they really are?
>>
>> If I were you, I'd call this state agency before eating them:
>>
>> http://www.dep.ky.gov/
>>
>> They have wildlife biologists on staff who can give you more information
>> about the species, as well as the condition of the water they live in.
>> Mussels filter water constantly. You should be concerned about WHAT
>> they're
>> filtering from the water.
>>
>> They may also be a protected species, although I didn't read enough of
>> this
>> article to be su
>>
>> http://fw.ky.gov/newsrelease.asp?nid...vPath=C101C552
>
> Good advice but how likely are Kentukey biologists to be up to date
> with beaches in the south of England?
>


Hmmm. I wonder where I got "Kentucky" from? :-)