FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Byron Webb
(251) 433-2428 (Office), or (251) 331-3447 (Cellular)
The Alabama Department of Public Health has closed shellfish growing waters in Area II and Area VII of Mobile Bay. This includes Portersville Bay and Grand Bay.
The order by State Health Officer, Dr. Scott Harris, closed harvesting as of 10 a.m. on August 20, 2018. The order is issued as a result of a sewage discharge potentially affecting the harvest areas.
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.