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fromBoston.com
3 days ago

Parts of Boston Harbor meet shellfish consumption standards for first time in 100 years, state says

For the first time in a century and after a multi-billion-dollar, decades-long clean-up, parts of the once toxic Boston Harbor waters meet water quality standards that will allow for direct harvest and human consumption of shellfish. The announcement came from the state's Division of Marine Fisheries at the start of the year. DMF said that water quality has improved significantly enough that both commercial and recreational shellfishers will be allowed to harvest shellfish for personal use or direct sale to consumers.
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fromBoston.com
1 month ago

R.I. officials nab alleged undersized fish poachers from Mass.

Three Massachusetts men were intercepted in Rhode Island for possessing numerous undersized tautog and black sea bass without valid saltwater fishing licenses.
Environment
fromBoston.com
4 months ago

Hundreds of horseshoe crab shells are washing up on Mass. beaches. Officials say it's normal.

Horseshoe crab shells on Massachusetts beaches are molted exoskeletons, not dead animals, commonly washing ashore during late summer and early fall molting season.
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