Shellfish From Boston Harbor are Now Safe Enough to Eat for the First Time in a Century
Shellfish connoisseurs know their favorites like fine wines. The famed oysters of Wellfleet Harbor versus Island Creek from Duxbury; sublime steamers from Ipswich; sweet, tender mussels from Prince Edward Island.
And how about those soft-shell clams from Winthrop and Hull?
That’s not a misprint. For the first time in a century, the waters of Boston Harbor, once so polluted they were memorialized in the song “Dirty Water,” are now clean enough that shellfish from its outer...
To Read Full Story Login Below.