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2/17/11 -- HARPSWELL, Maine. David Wilson Jr, left, of Harpswell, flips over a 10-inch thick chunk of ice with a prybar as his father gathers up his sled into a bag. The Wilsons, along with Nate Reno, center, and several other diggers cut into the Quahog Bay's layer of ice on Thursday afternoon. .Quahog Bay was reopened for digging on Feb 11 2011 after many years of closure, according to Department of Marine Resources Biotoxin Monitoring Manager, Darcie Couture. She wrote, "This area had been closed for many years due to failing water quality, caused by bacterial pollution. A serious pollution source was recently identified and remediated. The area will close in June for the summer, because unfortunately, this area, like many others on the Maine coast, suffer from the increased pressure of a seasonal summer population, which negatively impacts water quality, and results in many of our shellfish resources remaining closed to harvest during that time." Photo by Roger S. Duncan.

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2/17/11 -- HARPSWELL, Maine. David Wilson Jr, left, of Harpswell, flips over a 10-inch thick chunk of ice with a prybar as his father gathers up his sled into a bag. The Wilsons, along with Nate Reno, center, and several other diggers cut into the Quahog Bay's layer of ice on Thursday afternoon. .Quahog Bay was reopened for digging on Feb 11 2011 after many years of closure, according to Department of Marine Resources Biotoxin Monitoring Manager, Darcie Couture. She wrote, "This area had been closed for many years due to failing water quality, caused by bacterial pollution. A serious pollution source was recently identified and remediated. The area will close in June for the summer, because unfortunately, this area, like many others on the Maine coast, suffer from the increased pressure of a seasonal summer population, which negatively impacts water quality, and results in many of our shellfish resources remaining closed to harvest during that time." Photo by Roger S. Duncan.
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