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BC tidal areas 2, 102, 130 and 142 - Haida Gwaii: Bivalve shellfish contamination information

Eating contaminated shellfish can make you very sick and can even be life threatening.

Harvesting opportunities and closures change often throughout the year for conservation or public health reasons. Check the table below or our real-time bivalve shellfish safety harvesting map to ensure that it's legal and safe to harvest, every time you head out to fish. If you are a recreational harvester, you also need to review recreational shellfish harvesting opportunities and limits and ensure you are carrying a current tidal waters sport fishing licence.

Because of the risk of sanitary contamination, all bivalve shellfish harvesting is permanently closed within the following boundaries, often marked with signage or red concrete markers:

If you are in an aquaculture facility there are some exceptions to the second item.

Shellfish aquaculture facilities use markers at the corners of their licensed area.

Bivalve shellfish contamination status

Look at the first column below to see which species are safe to harvest. If there is information in the second column, it is both illegal and unsafe to harvest any bivalve species in those areas.

Subarea Marine biotoxin update (open bivalve species) Sanitary contamination closures (closed to shellfish harvesting)
2-1 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-2 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-3 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-4 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-5 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-6 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-7
  • 2-7.B: Closed to All Bivalve Species
  • 2-7.A: Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-8 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-9 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-10 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-11 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-12
  • 2-12.A: Closed to All Bivalve Species
  • 2-12.B: Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-13 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-14 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-15 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-16 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-17 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-18 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-19 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-31
  • 2-31.A: Closed to All Bivalve Species
  • 2-31.B: Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-32 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-33 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-34 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-35 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-36 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-37 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-38 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-39 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-40 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-41 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-42 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-43 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-44 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-45 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-46 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-47 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-48 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-49 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-50 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-51 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-52 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-53 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-54 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-55 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-56 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-57 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-58 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-59 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-60 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-61 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-62 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-63 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-64 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-65 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-66 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-67 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-68 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-69 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-70 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-71 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-72 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-73 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-74 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-75 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-76 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-77 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-78 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-79 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-80 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-81 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-82 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-83 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-84 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-85 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-86 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-87 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-88 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-89 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-90 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-91 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-92 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-93 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-94 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-95 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-96 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-97 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-98 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-99 Closed to All Bivalve Species
2-100 Closed to All Bivalve Species
102-1 Closed to All Bivalve Species
102-2 Closed to All Bivalve Species
102-3 Closed to All Bivalve Species
130-1 Closed to All Bivalve Species
130-2 Closed to All Bivalve Species
130-3 Closed to All Bivalve Species
142-1 Closed to All Bivalve Species
142-2 Closed to All Bivalve Species

Last updated: 2025-05-06

Area descriptions

Closure Map Area description
2.1 Skidegate Channel 2.1.png The waters and intertidal foreshore of Skidegate Inlet lying inside a line drawn from a point on Graham Island located at 53°18.41' north latitude and 131°57.77' west longitude, thence southeasterly to a point in water at 53°17.51' north latitude and 131°56.47' west longitude, thence southerly to a point in water at 53°15.00' north latitude and 131°56.40' west longitude, then southwesterly to a point in water located due south of the Skidegate Landing Public Dock at 53°14.27' north latitude and 132°00.35' west longitude, thence southwesterly to a point on Lina Island at 53°13.58' north latitude and 132°06.06' west longitude, thence northerly and westerly following the shoreline of Lina Island to a point on land at 53°13.99' north latitude and 132°06.80' west longitude, thence northwesterly to a point on Graham Island at 53°15.08' north latitude and 132°07.59' west longitude, thence easterly following the shoreline of Graham Island back to the point of commencement. [NAD83]
2.2 Louscoone Inlet 2.2.png The waters and intertidal foreshore of Louscoone Inlet lying within a 200m radius of the large mooring buoy located at 52°10.04' north latitude and 131°12.97' west longitude, between Cadman Point and Etches Point. [NAD83]
2.4 Long Inlet 2.4.png The waters and intertidal foreshore of the head of Long Inlet at the west end of Skidegate Inlet, from a point on land at 53°14.10' north latitude and 132°18.86' west longitude, south to a point on land at 53°13.51' north latitude and 132°18.82' west longitude. [NAD83]
2.5 Josette Point 2.5.png The waters and intertidal foreshore of the unnamed bay west of Josette Point at the mouth of Long Inlet, lying inside a line drawn from 53°12.12' north latitude and 132°16.26' west longitude, southerly to a point on an unnamed island at 53°12.01' north latitude and 132°16.12' west longitude, thence following the south-westerly shoreline to a point on land at 53°11.99' north latitude and 132°16.02' west longitude, thence north-easterly to a point on land at 53°12.10' north latitude and 132°15.88' W longitude, thence following the shoreline to the point of commencement. [NAD83]
2.6 Unnamed Bay South of Christie Bay 2.6.png The waters and intertidal foreshore of the unnamed bay south of Christie Bay at the west end of Skidegate Inlet, lying inside a line drawn from 53°11.99' north latitude and 132°13.07' west longitude, southerly to a point at 53°11.85' north latitude and 132°13.10' west longitude. [NAD83]
2.7 Goski Bay 2.7.png The waters and intertidal foreshore of Goski Bay at the north-east end of Gowgaia Bay, lying inside a line drawn from 52°25.72' north latitude and 131°34.29' west longitude, south-easterly to an island at 52°25.22' north latitude and 131°33.53' west longitude, then east to 52°25.33' north latitude and 131°33.13' west longitude. [NAD83]
2.8 A portion of Kagan Bay 2.8.png The waters and intertidal foreshore of an unnamed bay in the northeast corner of Kagan Bay, inside a line drawn from a point on land at 53°14.29' north latitude and 132°09.22' west longitude northwesterly to a point on land at 53°14.35' north latitude and 132°09.71' west longitude. [NAD83]
2-12.A That portion of Subarea 2-12 north of a line from 52°33.121'N and 131°26.656'W to 52°32.462'N and 131°23.569'W. [NAD 83]
2-12.B That portion of Subarea 2-12 south of a line from 52°33.121'N and 131°26.656'W to 52°32.462'N and 131°23.569'W. [NAD 83]
2-31.A 2-31.A.png That portion of Subarea 2-31 west of a line running from Cape Fanny (52°07.09' north latitude and 131° 10.70' west longitude) true south to the Subarea boundary.
2-31.B 2-31.B.png That portion of Subarea 2-31 east of a line running from Cape Fanny (52 degrees 07.09 minutes north latitude and 131 degrees 10.70 minutes west longitude) true south to the Subarea boundary.
2-7.A That portion of Subarea 2-7 north of a line from 52°55.400'N and 131°37.140'W to 52°55.400'N and 131°31.230'W. [NAD 83]
2-7.B That portion of Subarea 2-7 south of a line from 52°55.400'N and 131°37.140'W to 52°55.400'N and 131°31.230'W. [NAD 83]

Last updated: 2025-05-06

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