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Nor'easter causes state to halt shellfishing in Monmouth and Middlesex waters

Wednesday, 17 March 2010 17:40
The state Department of Environmental Protection Wednesday temporarily closed to shellfish harvesting about 27,800 acres of Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, the Navesink River and the Shrewsbury River to protect public health from the adverse water-quality effects of last weekend's nor'easter.

The closure is effective immediately.

In the storm's aftermath, bacteria levels exceed national criteria for safe harvesting. The DEP will continue monitoring water quality to determine when it is safe for harvesting to resume.

– TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM


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