NJ DEP News Release: Most New Jersey Shellfish Beds Reopened, With Exception of Oyster Beds in Upper Delaware Bay


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Most shellfish beds in New Jersey have been reopened, with the exception of beds in the upper Delaware Bay which remain closed due to lingering water quality concerns, the Department of Environmental Protection announced today.

Beds in the Delaware Bay have been the last to reopen since the passage of Hurricane Irene on Aug. 27-28. The DEP late Thursday issued an order reopening beds in lower Delaware Bay, a vast area off Cumberland and Cape May counties made up primarily of oyster beds.

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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 9/14/2011 10:00 AM
Categories: Sea Life
Tags: shellfish NJ Department of Environmental Protection hurricane irene Delaware Bay Oyster beds cumberland county
 

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