Increase in illegal shellfish harvesting could lead to fatal poisonings, officials fear

Flora Qu admits it is hard on her back, but digging for clams seemed like a good way to get out of the house given the pandemic restrictions.

“First time [I’ve] come here. Just want to exercise and have fun,” she said, as she and a friend spent a couple of hours digging at Centennial Beach in Delta, B.C., on the shores of Boundary Bay. 

Qu said she was unaware that harvesting shellfish like clams and mussels is illegal in B.C.’s Lower