SAN FRANCISCO — Health officials say another swath of California’s coast has been cleared for the catching and eating of Dungeness crabs because they no longer show high levels of a marine toxin.

Public Health Officer Karen Smith on Friday lifted a health advisory for the popular crustaceans in Sonoma County that had been in effect since November.

Last month the ban was lifted form Monterey County to Pt. Reyes north of San Francisco. Now the ban remains in place only for the coast north of Sonoma County.

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