China lifts ban of US West Coast shellfish

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SEATTLE (AP) — China has lifted a five month-long ban on live shellfish from U.S. West Coast waters, officials said Friday.

The Chinese government announced the ban’s end in a letter on Friday, officials said. The ban had particularly affected the Washington and Alaska shellfish industry.

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