Shellfish Beds Closed

Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hanna have forced the closing of several shellfish areas along the South Carolina coast.
   
The state Department of Health and Environmental Control said Saturday in a news release that shellfish areas in Georgetown and Charleston counties have been closed to harvesting because of potential contamination from storm-water runoff.
   
The manager of the agency’s shellfish sanitation program says the beds will remain closed until water testing shows bacteria levels are safe.