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DNREC Reopens Rehoboth Bay Shellfish Harvest

January 18, 2022Across Our Desk

21-Day Emergency Closure Ends January 18. 2022 The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced the end of a 21-day emergency closure of commercial and recreational shellfish harvest of oysters, clams and mussels in the Rehoboth Bay that went into effect December 28, 2021 after a spill from a residential sewer line in […]

Sewage Spill Suspends Shellfish Harvesting in Rehoboth Bay

December 29, 2021December 28, 2021Across Our Desk

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control today issued an emergency closure of commercial and recreational shellfish harvest of oysters, clams and mussels in the Rehoboth Bay after a spill from a residential sewer line in the Long Neck area of Sussex County discharged thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater into a waterway […]