LRNow has an exciting press release:

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The Virginia Department of Health regulates safe shellfish harvest areas.  As you know, most of the Lynnhaven River has been closed to shellfish harvest because of high bacteria levels for a long time.

The new closure maps from the Department of Health were released today and we have great news! 

1462 ACRES OF THE LYNNHAVEN RIVER HAVE MET THE RIGOROUS STANDARD FOR SHELLFISH HARVEST AND HAVE BEEN OPENED TO SHELLFISH CONSUMPTION.

1,462 acres equals over 28% of the Lynnhaven River!

THIS IS THE LARGEST PART OF THE RIVER OPEN SINCE 1930!!

To see the maps, go to our website, http://www.lynnhavenrivernow.org,

or use these Virginia Department of Health links below – (The maps follow the documentation)

Lynnhaven Bay:  http://www.vdh.state.va.us/EnvironmentalHealth/Shellfish/closureSurvey/virginiabeach/cond070-025.pdf

Broad Bay:  http://www.vdh.state.va.us/EnvironmentalHealth/Shellfish/closureSurvey/virginiabeach/cond071-095.pdf

Linkhorn Bay:  http://www.vdh.state.va.us/EnvironmentalHealth/Shellfish/closureSurvey/virginiabeach/cond071-010.pdf

Congratulations to everyone on this milestone.  In 2003, when eating an oyster from the Lynnhaven was chosen as a goal,

not many people really thought that would happen.  Thanks to the City of Virginia Beach, all of our partner

organizations and you, our terrific members and volunteers, for helping to reach this milestone.

This is just the beginning of the success we expect in restoring and protecting the beautiful Lynnhaven River.

Karen Wilson Forget
Executive Director
LYNNHAVEN RIVER NOW

1608 Pleasure House Road, Suite 108
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
757-962-5398

kforget@lynnhaven2007.com

http://www.lynnhavenrivernow.org

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Screenshot of the Lynnhaven Bay Map.

Article at Pilotline.com added at 6:32pm.