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CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. – Take a ride on Captain Nick Warhurst's boat and there is just one rule: do not eat raw shellfish.

"I'd rather you not eat anything raw on my boat," said Warhurst. "If you want to eat them raw you wait till you get to the dock and you're on your own."

Married to a nurse, Warhurst says he knows the dangers of eating raw or undercooked shellfish.

"Some people die from this stuff," he explained.

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