Boston Harbor cleanup leads to new shellfishing opportunities

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Thursday January 08, 2026 (4 months ago)


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BOSTON – The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries has declared certain areas of Boston Harbor safe for shellfishing for direct human consumption for the first time in a century. In 1925, a national typhoid epidemic caused by the consumption of contaminated oysters led to the closure of almost all of Boston Harbor to shellfishing. Since […] The post Boston Harbor cleanup leads to new shellfishing opportunities appeared first on CapeCod.com.

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