Pharma lab seems to contradict itself, science in fight to bleed SC horseshoe crabs Chiara Eisner, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
May 19 A judge banned horseshoe crab harvesting on Cape Romain, then Charles River appealed. Here s what the lab is arguing in court, sometimes seemingly at odds with science and experts.
A federal judge has prohibited the harvest of horseshoe crabs in the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge near Charleston. The new order was expected to restrict the operations of a Massachusetts-based biomedical company, Charles River Laboratories, that for almost 30 years has purchased tens of thousands of the animals from fishermen who collect them on the refuge and other spots along the S.C. coast.
South Carolina shellfish season closes May 25
S.C. Department of Natural Resources
For Bluffton Today
South Carolina’s 2020-21 season for harvest of oysters, mussels, clams and all other bivalves from state shellfish grounds and public shellfish grounds will close May 25 at one half-hour after official sunset, according to S.C. Department of Natural Resources officials.
Because higher bacterial levels occur when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit, shellfish harvesting during the summer months is limited to commercial harvesters who can meet rigorous handling requirements.
Coastal waters will remain closed to recreational shellfish harvesting until the fall, when water temperatures begin to cool and ensure that shellfish are once again safe for harvesting and consumption. Shellfish harvesting is expected to reopen Oct. 1.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. â A weekend boating accident in South Carolinaâs portion of the Intercoastal Waterway claimed the life of a Henderson man and his younger brother, authorities in that state say.
Ahykeem Jones, 28, of Henderson and Johnnie Magbie, 19, of Supply, North Carolina, drowned on Sunday near the Pelican Bay landing, which is across the water from North Myrtle Beach and Atlantic Beach. Divers from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources recovered their bodies Monday.
Department spokesman David Lucas said the brothers and other family members were on a rental pontoon boat when one of the men fell in the water.
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Updated: 9:31 PM EDT April 20, 2021
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. On Wednesday, the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) unveiled new name signs on a 2-mile stretch of highway in Richland County in honor of Lt. Ulysses Flemming, the first African-American game warden hired by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR).
The portion of Garners Ferry Road from Highway 601 to the Wateree River is now known as the “Lieutenant Ulysses Flemming Memorial Highway.”
Officials with SCDNR say Flemming joined the state wildlife agency in 1970 as the first African-American game warden and was assigned to Richland County, where he primarily worked on the Wateree and Congaree rivers enforcing fish, game, and boating laws. Flemming retired in 2009.