shellfish beds

State environmental officials are giving cities and towns the green light to dump accumulating snow into open water if necessary. The Department of Environmental Protection on Monday cited the challenges involved in getting rid of the historic levels of snowfall that has fallen in recent weeks...

The Swansea Shellfish Beds are closed. A post on the town's website cited excessive rainfall as the reason for the closure. The deep water DMZ Taunton River Commercial Area will remain open and officials say if the weather permits they may reopen the other waters, with the exception of relay areas,Tuesday morning