Hog Island Oyster Company started selling oysters from the outer reaches of Tomales Bay last week, after a sample harvest was cleared by the California Department of Public Health for consumption. Shellfish harvest had been banned in the entire bay since Dec. 20 due to the presence of a dangerous biotoxin that causes a syndrome known as paralytic shellfish . . .

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