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WILD NEW JERSEY: NJ DEP News Release: DEP Issues Reminder About Ban on Blue Claw Crabbing

NJ DEP News Release: DEP Issues Reminder About Ban on Blue Claw Crabbing

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The Department of Environmental Protection is reminding State residents that harvesting blue claw crabs from the waters of the Lower Passaic River and Newark Bay is prohibited, as scientists have found that crabs from those waters continue to show harmful levels of cancer-causing dioxin and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), as well as other contaminants, including mercury.

A coordinated multi-language education effort is underway this week, with the help of community groups and municipalities in the Lower Passaic and Newark Bay region, to get a reminder message out to area residents about the negative health effects of crabbing in those waters.