FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 30, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will open select shellfish harvesting beds in Beaufort County, the agency announced today. This includes Shellfish Management Areas 14, 15, and 16A. This change will go into affect tomorrow, May 1, at sunrise. 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 in the selected areas only," said Mike Pearson, Manager of DHEC's Shellfish Sanitation Section. "All other previously closed areas including the Wallace Creek Conditional Management Area will remain closed until water quality sampling indicates that bacteria levels are once again suitable of harvesting."

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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