A bacterial contamination order has been issued for people looking to harvest clams along the South Shore. Local federal fisheries officers have set up signs along roughly five kilometres of shoreline in Lunenburg, Queens and Shelburne counties. Supervisor Noel d'Entremont says there are several factors that caused the order.d'Entremont says they have no timeline for how long the contamination order will be in effect. Environment Canada is in charge of lifting the order, once the situation clears up. People can be prosecuted under the Fisheries Act if they're found harvesting clams under the contamination order.
