FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 7, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is opening Shellfish Management Area 17 (Broad River and all its tributaries in Beaufort County) to harvesting effective sunrise on May 8. Areas 10A and 12A in Charleston County will remain closed until water quality data indicate that bacteria levels are once again suitable for harvesting.

For a detailed map of the areas that have been reopened, visit: https://www.scdhec.gov/food-safety/shellfish-monitoring-program-overview/shellfish-maps

"Water quality data indicate that bacteria levels are once again suitable for shellfish harvesting throughout the selected area only," said Mike Pearson, Manager of DHEC's Shellfish Sanitation Section.

For more information on clam and oyster harvesting areas in Beaufort County, call DHEC's Beaufort Environmental Affairs Office at 843-846-1030 or visit www.scdhec.gov/shellfish.

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