The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the expansion of the shellfish closures today June 7, 2024.
The harvest of razor clams, bay clams and mussels is now closed along the entire Oregon coast. Illnesses consistent with paralytic shellfish poisoning have been reported from sport harvested bivalve shellfish, and samples taken from the Oregon coast have exceeded the limit for paralytic shellfish poison.
Razor clam harvesting is closed from the the Washington border to the California border for elevated levels of the marine biotoxins paralytic shellfish poison and domoic acid.
Bay clam harvesting is closed from the Washington border to the California border for elevated levels of the marine biotoxin paralytic shellfish poison. This includes all clam species in the bays.
Mussel harvesting remains closed from the Washington border to the California border for elevated levels of the marine biotoxin paralytic shellfish poison.
Crab harvesting is open along the entire Oregon coast. It is strongly recommended you eviscerate or gut the crab prior to cooking.
Oregon Department of Agriculture will continue to test for shellfish toxins up to weekly, as tides and weather permit. Reopening an area closed for biotoxins requires two consecutive tests with results below the closure limit. Contact Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for recreational license requirements, permits, rules and limits.
For more information call Oregon Department of Agriculture’s (ODA) shellfish biotoxin safety hotline at (800) 448-2474, the Food Safety Shellfish Desk at (503) 986-4726, or visit the ODA recreational shellfish biotoxin closures webpage.
