Advisory for Netarts Bay recreational crabbing and clamming, Aug. 15

NEWPORT, Ore – ODFW is advising recreational crabbers and clammers of a raw sewage spill in Netarts Bay that occurred Aug. 5 near the Netarts boat launch. The Oregon Department of Agriculture closed the bay to commercial oyster harvesting on Aug. 6. Expected reopening is Aug. 26. Recreational clammers and crabbers are advised the water may be contaminated until that date.