Marine expert warning: don't pick shellfish from shores to eat

Marine experts are advising people not to pick shellfish from the shores for consumption after a spike in naturally-occurring toxins that can cause illness — and in rare cases, death — in humans.

The Marine Institute said the increased toxin levels were found during a routine nationwide shellfish monitoring programme — in samples taken along the south west and west coasts, particular on the bays and inlets from Dunmanus Bay north to Dingle Bay.