DHEC Reopens Shellfish Beds After Water Quality Improves

Shellfish beds in Charleston County are once again open for harvesting, according to a SCDHEC statement.

The state agency had closed the beds from the Stono River north to Charleston Harbor due to poor water quality following excessive rainfall accumulated in the area recently.

"Water quality data indicate that all approved areas from the Stono River north to the Charleston Harbor are now suitable for harvesting" said Mike Pearson, manager of DHEC's Shellfish Sanitation Section.

For more information on clam and oyster harvesting areas in Charleston County, call DHEC'S Lowcountry Environmental Quality Control Office at 843-953-0150.