Katama Bay oyster farms reopened for business Thursday morning after a two-week closure because of Vibrio illness traced to oysters harvested from the water.
Edgartown shellfish constable Paul Bagnall said the 12 aquaculture farms operating on Katama Bay were back up and running early Thursday, with Katama oysters coming out of the water for the first time in two weeks.
On August 26, the state Departments of Public Health and Marine Fisheries announced a one-week precautionary closure because of confirmed cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus illness linked to consuming raw oysters from the bay. Last week the closure was extended another seven days when three more illnesses were confirmed.
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