Area 17 - Marine biotoxin contamination
Important!
Eating contaminated shellfish can make you very sick. It can even be life threatening. Cooking shellfish does not destroy all biotoxins.
The shellfish you harvest and eat should always come from an open area. When an area is officially “closed,” it is both illegal and unsafe to harvest shellfish from that area. It is your responsibility to know where you are planning to harvest and to find out if the species you wish to harvest is open in that area.
Area maps
Related links
- Latest marine biotoxin update - coastwide overview of marine biotoxin contamination
- Shellfish harvesting safety information - find out what you need to know to safely harvest and eat shellfish
- Seasonal bivalve shellfish closures
If the species you wish to harvest is listed as open in the table below, make sure you also check for Sanitary Contamination Closures in this area. These additional closure areas may be in effect when bacteria and viruses are present in the water.
| Subareas | Open Bivalve Species |
|---|---|
| 17-1 | Closed to All Bivalve Species |
| 17-2 | Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters |
| 17-3 | Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters |
| 17-4 | Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters |
| 17-5 | Butter Clam;Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters |
| 17-6 | |
| 17-7 | Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters |
| 17-8 | Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters |
| 17-9 | Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters |
| 17-10 | Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters |
| 17-11 | Closed to All Bivalve Species |
| 17-12 | Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters |
| 17-13 | Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters |
| 17-14 | Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters |
| 17-15 | Closed to All Bivalve Species |
| 17-16 | Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters |
| 17-17 | Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters |
| 17-18 | Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters |
| 17-19 | Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters |
| 17-20 | Littleneck Clam;Manila Clam;Mussels;Oysters;Other Scallop;Pacific Scallop;Pink Scallop;Spiny Scallop |
| 17-21 | Closed to All Bivalve Species |
Area Descriptions
| Closure | Map | Area Description |
|---|---|---|
| 17-6.A | 17-6.A.jpeg | That portion of Subarea 17-6 west of a line drawn from a point starting at the boundary line for Subarea 17-8 on Penelakut (Kuper) Island at 48º56.06' N latitude and 123º37.88' W longitude heading in a straight line southwesterly to a point at 48º55.02' N latitude, 123º38.48' W longitude on the Subarea boundary line between Subareas 17-6 and 17-9. [NAD83] |
| 17-6.B | 17-6.B.jpeg | That portion of Subarea 17-6 east of a line drawn from a point starting at the boundary line for Subarea 17-8 on Penelakut (Kuper) Island at 48º56.06' N latitude and 123º37.88' W longitude, heading in a straight line southwesterly to a point 48º55.03' N latitude, 123º38.48' W longitude on the Subarea boundary line between Subareas 17-6 and 17-9. [NAD83] |
2021-02-24 14:35:18
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