Reminder: Ban on Consumption and Harvest of Blue Claw Crabs from Contaminated Waterways
The NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is again warning anglers and the public not to harvest or consume blue claw crabs from the Lower Passaic River, Newark Bay and surrounding waters this summer and to observe consumption limits in place for fish species in those areas.
For more information on the consumption advisory, please visit
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/newsrel/2014/14_0075.htm on the DEP website.
For information on blue claws and crabbing in New Jersey, visit
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/blueclaw.htm on the Division of Fish and Wildlife website.
