Shellfish contamination warning: Harvesting shut down from Freeport to Harpswell

After the heavy rain the state saw fall over the weekend, officials are shutting down shellfish harvesting along Maine's southern coast for contamination concerns. The Maine Department of Marine Resources says people should not harvest clams, mussels, and oysters from Freeport to Harpswell. DMR says the heavy storm runoff picks up feces from wildlife on land and washes it into parts of the ocean where shellfish feed, contaminating the animal.

Consuming animals living in this pollution can be dangerous and make people sick.