From the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife on Sept. 7 :

The NJ Department of Environmental Protection has reopened the vast majority of shellfish beds in the state after tissue samples collected over the weekend met federal health standards.

The beds were closed Aug. 27 as Hurricane Irene approached New Jersey.

Commissioner Bob Martin signed an order reopening shellfish beds in the ocean from Sandy Hook to Cape May Point and reopening estuarine shellfish beds from the Metedeconk River to Cape May Point.

The order returns the beds to the harvest classification status that was in effect prior to passage of Hurricane Irene.

For more information on the reopening visit the DEP website.

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