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DEP Restricts Shellfish Harvest in Four Areas of Delaware Bay

August 31, 2007

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection today imposed restrictions on shellfish harvesting from 334 acres within the northern portion of the Delaware Bay.

The restrictions in four areas of the bay are prompted by data showing degraded water quality attributed to stormwater runoff. The affected areas represent less than one percent of the New Jersey's waters from which shellfish are harvested.

Effective immediately, three of the areas are reclassified to seasonally approved, which allows shellfish to be harvested only from November to April. The fourth area has been reclassified to special restricted, meaning shellfish can be harvested but must first undergo additional cleansing procedures before they can be taken to market.

The shellfish harvest restrictions are intended to protect the public from consuming potentially contaminated shellfish.

The following shellfish waters are reclassified from Approved to Special Restricted.

  • Approximately 10.5 acres southwest of False Egg Island Point including a portion of the Delaware Bay beginning at a point southeast of the mouth of Straight Creek at Latitude 39 degrees 12 minutes 5.6 seconds N., Longitude 75 degrees 9 minutes 55.0 seconds W., and bearing approximately 197 degrees T to a point in the Delaware Bay at Latitude 39 degrees 11 minutes 59.5 seconds N., Longitude 75 degrees 9 minutes 57.4 seconds W., then bearing approximately 271 degrees T to a point in the Delaware Bay at Latitude 39 degrees 11 minutes 59.6 seconds N., Longitude 75 degrees 10 minutes 5.3 seconds W., then bearing approximately 17 degrees T to a point northwest of the mouth of Straight Creek at Latitude 39 degrees 12 minutes 7.8 seconds N., Longitude 75 degrees 10 minutes 2.1 seconds W. (see map #1)
  • The following shellfish waters re reclassified from Approved to Seasonally Approved (November to April.)
  • Approximately 183.4 acres west of Sea Breeze contained within a line beginning at a point northwest of the town of Sea Breeze at Latitude 39 degrees 19 minutes 58.3 seconds N., Longitude 75 degrees 19 minutes 35.0 seconds W., then bearing approximately 280 degrees T to a point at Latitude 39 degrees 19 minutes 58.7 seconds W., Longitude 75 degrees 19 minutes 37.7 seconds W., then bearing 178 degrees T to a point in the Delaware Bay at Latitude 39 degrees 19 minutes 17.2 seconds N., Longitude 75 degrees 19 minutes 36.0 seconds W., then bearing 91 degrees T to a point on the shoreline west of the town of Sea Breeze at Latitude 39 degrees 19 minutes 17.2 seconds N., Longitude 75 degrees 19 minutes 14.3 seconds W., then back to the point of origin and terminating. (see Map #2)
  • The following shellfish waters are reclassified from Approved to Seasonally Approved (November to April.)
  • Approximately 129.6 acres southwest of Bayside including the waters northeast of a line from a point west of the mouth of Stow Creek at Latitude 39 degrees 22 minutes 52.5 seconds N., Longitude 75 degrees 24 minutes 28.3 seconds W., and bearing approximately 143] degrees T to a point northwest of the mouth of Jacobs Creek at Latitude 39 degrees 22 minutes 2.4 seconds N., Longitude 75 degrees 23 minutes 39.2 seconds W. (see Map #3)
  • The following shellfish waters are reclassified from Approved to Seasonally Approved (November to April.)
  • Approximately 10.4 acres northwest of Cherry Tree Creek including all of the waters contained within a line beginning at a point south of the mouth of Cherry Tree Creek at Latitude 39 degrees 24 minutes 1.1 seconds N, Longitude 75 degrees 26 minutes 20.3 seconds W, then bearing approximately 269 degrees T to a point at Latitude 39 degrees 24 minutes 1.0 seconds N., Longitude 75 degrees 26 minutes 27.9 seconds W., then bearing approximately 349 degrees T to a point southeast of the mouth of Lower Deep Creek at Latitude 39 degrees 24 minutes 8.8 seconds N., Longitude 75 degrees 26 minutes 29.7 seconds W., then along the shoreline in a southeasterly direction to a point north of the mouth of Cherry Tree Creek at Latitude 39 degrees 24 minutes 1.6 seconds N., Longitude 75 degrees 26 minutes 19.8 seconds W., then bearing 217 degrees T back to the point of origin and terminating. (see Map #4)
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