MA pausing oyster harvesting in some areas due to bacteria - Boston News, Weather, Sports

MA pausing oyster harvesting in some areas due to bacteria - Boston News, Weather, Sports

Oysters are a mainstay of Duxbury’s marine economy with 12 million of the shelled gems taken out of the waters last year. But state health officials have ordered a temporary pause on oyster harvesting in Duxbury, Plymouth, Kingston, and Pleasant Bay on the Cape after seven people got sick within the last month from consuming oysters pulled from those waters. Duxbury’s harbormaster says the hot summer could be a factor. “If the bay itself is very…