SCDES Reopens Shellfish Harvesting Beds in Georgetown County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Oct. 22, 2025

 

COLUMBIA, S.C. ―The S.C. Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) has reopened shellfish harvesting beds in Georgetown County that were previously closed due to excessive rainfall, the agency announced today.

 

"Water quality data indicate that bacteria levels are once again suitable for shellfish harvesting in Shellfish Management Area 05, which includes North Inlet and Winyah Bay," said Mike Marshall, manager of SCDES's Shellfish Sanitation Section.

 

For more information on clam and oyster harvesting areas in Georgetown County, call SCDES’s Myrtle Beach Environmental Affairs Office at  843-238-4378. Learn more about SCDES's Shellfish Sanitation Program at des.sc.gov/shellfish.

 

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