Massachusetts DPH Announces Precautionary Closure of Oyster Beds
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] - September 19, 2018
The Massachusetts Department of Health (DPH) and the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) have announced a precautionary seven-day closure of certain oyster beds after two confirmed cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
The two confirmed Vibrio cases are linked to the consumption of raw oysters from location CCB45 (Duxbury Bay), harvested on August 24 or between August 27 and August 31. As a precautionary measure, the DPH and DMF closed growing areas CCB45, CCB42 (Plymouth Harbor), CCB46 ...
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