Shellfishing to Resume Next Week at Aucoot Cove in Marion
Town Administrator James McGrail announced Wednesday morning that shellfishing at Aucoot Cove will be allowed to resume on July 11.
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Wastewater Spill
Environmental officials say an estimated 600,000 gallons of non-disinfected wastewater was discharged from a Fall River treatment facility into Mount Hope Bay.
Onset Bay Reopens To Shellfishing
The Wareham Harbormaster Department says Onset Bay has been reopened for shell fishing.
The announcement was made Monday on the department's Facebook page saying that the state Division of Marine Fisheries has lifted the closure.
The harbormaster’s office cited an earlier sewer spill as the reason for the closure and that the closure had to remain in place for a 21 day timeframe due to FDA regulat