FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 25, 2008
Rain closes many South Carolina shellfish areas
COLUMBIA – All shellfish harvesting from St. Helena Sound north to the North Carolina-South Carolina state line is closed due to heavy rains, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today.
"In addition to the closings north of St. Helena Sound, all Conditionally Approved areas south of St. Helena Sound have been closed to shellfish harvesting," said Mike Pearson, manager of DHEC’s Shellfish Sanitation program. "All other approved areas south of St. Helena sound are still open for harvest."
Pearson said the areas will remained closed until water quality sampling indicates bacteria levels are safe for shellfish harvesting.
For information on other Beaufort County shellfish areas, call DHEC’s Region 8 Environmental Quality Control office at (843) 846-1030. For information on shellfish beds in Horry and Georgetown counties, call DHEC's Region 6 EQC office at (843) 238-4378. For information on shellfish beds in the Charleston area, call DHEC's Region 7 EQC office at (843) 953-0160.
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For more information:
Adam Myrick - (803) 898-3884
E-mail - myrickar@dhec.sc.gov