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MDE Shellfish Harvesting Waters Conditional Closure Log
for Friday, May 30, 2025 |
| River System | Restricted Dates | Reopening Date |
| Area 1 - Cuckold Creek | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 2 - Breton Bay, St. Clements Bay, St. Patrick's Creek | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 3 - Piney Point Crk, St George Crk, St. Mary's Riv, Smith Crk, Jutland Crk, Tarkill Cove | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 4 - Tanner Creek | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 5 - Mill Creek | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 6 - Patuxent River | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 7 - Herring Bay, Rhode River | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 8 - Miles River and Leeds Creek | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 9 - Chester River | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 10 - Eastern and Prospect Bays - Crab Alley Bay and a portion of Crab Alley Creek | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 11 - Island Creek, LaTrappe Creek, Bolingbrook Creek, San Domingo Creek, Haskins Creek, Harris Creek, Broad Creek, and Irish Creek | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 12 - Little Choptank River, Brooks Creek, Hudson Creek, Phillps and Beckwith Creeks, and Slaughter Creek | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 13 - Wicomico River (eastern shore) | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 14 - Big Annemessex River | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 15 - Pocomoke Sound: Ape Hole Creek | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 16 - Honga River: Long Cove | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
| Area 17 - Nanticoke River | 5/30/25 - 5/31/25 | 6/1/25 |
Conditional closures are based on an analysis of NOAA rainfall data as shown in the following regional graphic.
