Locally harvested crab and seafood will be back on Bay Area menus just in time for Christmas, but that oyster barbecue might have to wait.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger lifted the ban on crabbing and fishing in San Francisco Bay on Thursday after studies showed no ill effects from the fuel oil spill three weeks ago, but state officials urged seafood lovers to stay away from some mussels and oysters.
"We have been advised and have concluded that the fishery is safe and that all existing seasons can resume according to existing laws," said John McCamman, acting director of the California Department of Fish and Game, announcing the end of the ban that began Nov. 13.
"There is a possibility of residual oil remaining in the water, and it could remain over the next couple of months. We urge fishermen to use common sense. If it looks like oil and smells like oil and tastes like oil, you don't want to eat it," McCamman said.
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