IRENE PROMPTS TEMPORARY CLOSING OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING IN MARYLAND WATERS
MDE closes Chesapeake Bay, tributaries, coastal bays to harvesting; emergency action to remain in effect through Sept. 3, does not apply to fishing or crabbing BALTIMORE, MD (August 26, 2011) – With Hurricane Irene bringing the potential for flooding and large amounts of stormwater runoff, the Maryland Department of the Environment has issued an emergency closure Read the Rest…