{"id":14,"date":"2016-04-29T18:36:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T18:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-10-09T07:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:50:13","slug":"shellfish-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Shellfish Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-14\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-14-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-14-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-14-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Emergency Shellfish Condemnations and Shellfish Recalls<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/emergency-condemnation-010a\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Emergency Closure in the Little Wicomico River<\/strong><\/span><\/a> will go into effect on <strong>Friday October 9, 2026<\/strong>.\u00a0 All other shellfish harvesting waters are currently classified according to routine criteria per Va. Code \u00a7\u00a7 28.2-803 through 28.2-808.<\/li>\n<li>Detail concerning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/recall-little-wicomico-river\/\">Recall Notice<\/a> associated with the emergency closure noted above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"OutlineContainer_with_header_double HeaderColor_Orange\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Division of Shellfish Safety works to protect shellfish consumers through water quality monitoring, growing area assessment, education and regulatory programs. Learn more about shellfish safety resources below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-14-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-14-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"icon-buttons panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-14-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-f0dbe48fc3f8-14\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/shellfish-harvesting-area-map\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf5a0;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 70px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/shellfish-harvesting-area-map\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShellfish Harvesting Area Map\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/shellfish-closures\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf05e;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 70px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/shellfish-closures\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShellfish Closures\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/shoreline-surveys\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf773;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 70px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/shoreline-surveys\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShoreline Surveys\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/conditional-shellfish-harvesting-status\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf0ae;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 70px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/conditional-shellfish-harvesting-status\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConditionally Approved Harvest Area Status\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/classification-of-shellfish-growing-areas-2\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe695;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 70px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/classification-of-shellfish-growing-areas-2\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClassification of Shellfish Growing Areas\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/certification-of-shellfish-and-crab-meat-processing-facilities\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf02e;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 70px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/certification-of-shellfish-and-crab-meat-processing-facilities\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertification of Shellfish &amp; Crab Meat Processing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/regulations-and-control-plans\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf15c;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 70px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/regulations-and-control-plans\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegulations &amp; Control Plans\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/cities-and-towns-near-virginia-shellfish-waters-listed-by-dss-field-office\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe4da;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 70px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/cities-and-towns-near-virginia-shellfish-waters-listed-by-dss-field-office\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLocalities within Field Office Regions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety-videos\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-genericons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf104;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 70px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety-videos\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShellfish Safety Videos\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/water-guidance\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf1c9;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 70px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/shellfish-safety\/water-guidance\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWater Guidance\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/environmental-health-services\/shellfish-safety\/frequently-asked-questions\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf059;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 70px; 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