NEWS RELEASE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Shellfish growing waters closed

NEWS RELEASE 

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 

RSA Tower     

201 Monroe Street, Suite 914     

Montgomery, AL 36104 

Phone  334-206-5300     Fax  334-206-5520 

www.adph.org

Shellfish growing waters closed 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

CONTACT:  

Jeff McCool 

(251) 662-7511 

(251) 331-0617 

The Alabama Department of Public Health has closed all shellfish growing waters in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Areas I, II, III, IV, V and VI are closed. This includes Cedar Point, Portersville Bay, Grand Bay, Heron Bay, Dauphin Island Bay and Bon Secour Bay. 

The order by State Health Officer, Dr. Donald Williamson, closes harvesting as of 3 p.m. on June 11, 2012. The order is issued as a result of possible bacteriological contamination of the oyster beds due to recent heavy rainfall. 

The Alabama Department of Public Health will continue to monitor bay waters and the shellfish. Harvesting can be resumed as soon as areas meet acceptable bacteriological criteria. 

For additional information concerning the closure, contact Jeff McCool, Alabama Department of Public Health, in Mobile at (251) 662-7511 or (251) 331-0617. 

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