Here is what the articles say. Looks like it's all salt and brackish water related. Enjoy the fish up North!! Stay away from the raw shellfish and fish from ocean/brackish waters.

"The bacteria - known as Vibrio - is found in lakes, rivers, along the coast and in other warm, brackish bodies of water. The bacteria can lead to destructive soft-tissue infections and other illnesses.

"Most soft-tissue infections occur with either injury or with conditions such as poorly controlled diabetes or low immunity. However, sometimes otherwise healthy people can develop a skin infection after skin injury and being exposed to natural bodies of water. Some bacteria can cause more severe infections than others," said Dr. Karen Landers, Assistant State Health Officer, ADPH.

Three cases of flesh-eating bacteria have been reported in Alabama since March. One case involved the consumption of raw oysters from another state, the other two people - both of whom had open wounds - contracted the bacteria in water near Mobile Bay, the Mississippi sound and Dauphin Island areas. All of the victims have recovered from their illnesses."