UPDATED: DNREC Reopens Indian River Bay to Harvest of Bivalve Shellfish

By Mari Lou | February 6, 2026

UPDATED – 02/06/26 – DNREC has reopened the Indian River Bay to clamming and shellfish harvest after a mandatory 21-day closure that followed a Jan. 15 wastewater release from the town of Millsboro鈥檚 sewage system. The emergency closure was enforced by DNREC under National Shellfish Sanitation Program requirements when the sewage spill threatened to impact…

Read More