Puget Sound's OVERLY-HAPPY CLAMS found to be Oxycodone addicts (George: shops, gangs)

[leastprime]

So, how do i catch clams?

[treuphax]

Now we know it's these Invertebrate-American Junkie-Mollusks who are to blame for electing our spineless local politicians to represent that particular clientele.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by treuphax

Now we know it's these Invertebrate-American Junkie-Mollusks who are to blame for electing our spineless local politicians to represent that particular clientele.

Damn Libs!

[Ira500]

Originally Posted by homesinseattle

Ira, you are just filter feeding other's jokes, and it's a clamity and rather shellfish.

Okay. I'll clam up now. Mussel my way outta here.

[SunAndRain808]

Originally Posted by GrandviewGloria

Ohkaaay, they're 'Mussels' - and I exaggerated about the "addicted" part. But Oxy has been found in the tiny creatures. And the fish are feared to be even more seriously impacted by the druggy waters of the Sound. Scientists mussels testing positive for oxycodone | Daily Mail Online


No wonder the cleaning crews, landscaping crews, property management teams, maintenance resources, and trash-out subs for my Seattle-area properties are so problematic. All I hear about, is staffing problems. Drugs... drugs... everywhere, drugs...

Well, that's what you expect from the locals here when there is nothing to do during the late fall to early spring time of the year when it rains a lot outside, the days are short during the winter season, and the depression from the over cast skies makes people prone to using illicit drugs to combat their depression.

Oh, and it sure does not help that marijuana is legal here in Washington. Probably have people smoking marijuana oil in their electronic cigarettes, and dumping that crud into the lakes and rivers.

I was not aware that the shell fish here in Puget Sound are affected.

I was looking forward to going "clamming" next year. With this article and piece of information about the drug-saturated water, ewww, I am not going to eat any shellfish caught/harvested from within Puget Sound waters.

[Ruth4Truth]

Before people get too worried about this, here's the exact quote from the OP's link:

While tracking pollution levels in the waters of Puget Sound, researchers said trace amounts of oxycodone were discovered in the tissue of mussels

(emphasis mine)

[Seadory]

Originally Posted by GrandviewGloria

Ohkaaay, they're 'Mussels' - and I exaggerated about the "addicted" part. But Oxy has been found in the tiny creatures. And the fish are feared to be even more seriously impacted by the druggy waters of the Sound. Scientists mussels testing positive for oxycodone | Daily Mail Online


No wonder the cleaning crews, landscaping crews, property management teams, maintenance resources, and trash-out subs for my Seattle-area properties are so problematic. All I hear about, is staffing problems. Drugs... drugs... everywhere, drugs...

Interesting that you should mention clams because just yesterday I purchased several clams from the Puget Sound. One clam made me larger and another made me SMALL! But the clam from Long Beach Harbor didn't do anything at all!

Shhhhhh! The Mock Turtle has something to say. "Once, I was a real Turtle." He is sobbing now because he is addicted to oxycodone found in the clams. Oh dear.

It is my opinion that no further proof on this matter is needed. The clams in the ocean have been tainted with all manner of pharmaceuticals.

Here's a lovely song about drugs. https://youtu.be/XR8LFNUr3vw

[Ira500]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Before people get too worried about this, here's the exact quote from the OP's link:

(emphasis mine)

Yup. And even with them having trace amounts of oxycodone, how many of us eat mussels that we've harvested ourselves? This is what they're talking about. Wild mussels, not the farmed Whidbey Island mussels sold in stores and restaurants.

[leastprime]

I thought you can't mussel in on Sound mussels because they are in polluted waters (ecoli, PCB's) or on private property? Oregon clams and mussels are found on ocean beaches and bays. All beaches and bays are public property.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by leastprime

I thought you can't mussel in on Sound mussels because they are in polluted waters (ecoli, PCB's) or on private property? Oregon clams and mussels are found on ocean beaches and bays. All beaches and bays are public property.

Interesting. IDK about the general public, and their access rights to shellfish. The tribes, however, can harvest shellfish anywhere, including on private property.

It's sad how nature has been trashed. And btw, regarding those Oregon coast mussels, I've heard studies have been done on NW marine life and waters, and it's been found that the nuclear fallout from the Fukushima disaster is taking a toll. Half-melted jellyfish have been found. I don't have a link to such a study, though. Has anyone here heard of this? If that's true, it means the mussels are processing that pollution, too.