Shellfish

<!doctype html> <html class="js" lang="en"> <head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-28C1HJZZ1T"></script> <script> if(location.hostname == "dec.alaska.gov"){ window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag() { dataLayer.push(arguments); } gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-28C1HJZZ1T'); } function googleTranslateElementInit() { new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en'}, 'google_translate_element'); } </script> <script src="//translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit"></script> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <title>Shellfish</title> <meta name="description" content="Food Safety and Sanitation Program Shellfish Main Page"> <meta name="author" content="Jeremy Schlosser"> <meta name="revised" content="5/8/2024 4:00:52 PM"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <meta name="google-site-verification" content="6mspEeSKVcsEN__8djwu4DeGC_igJgKVxXhc74_LcYw" /> <meta property="og:image" content="//dec.alaska.gov/media/25444/dec-square-logo.png" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="//webcontent.alaska.gov/style/soa/20170315/alaskaGov.min.css?v=1.0.5"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/local.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/template.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/menu.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" media="print" href="/css/print.css"> <style> ul.customBorder li { border-bottom: 1px solid #ececec; margin-right: 1em; } .borderLeft { border-left: 3px solid #ededed; padding-left: 1em; } #buttonPanel a:hover { text-decoration: none !important; } ul.popularContent li:not(:first-child) { border-top: 1px solid #ececec; padding-top: .8em; } ul.popularContent li a { font-weight: 500; } .block-title-dark { text-transform: capitalize; } div.shellfishPortal-box { background-image: url("/media/21591/eh-shellfish-portal.jpg"); background-repeat: no-repeat; height: 100px; border: 1px solid #000; } p.shellfishPortal-text { text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 80px 0 0 0; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px; /* word-spacing: 100vw;*/ } a .shellfishPortal-box:hover { opacity: 0.6; color: #fff; } a .shellfishPortal-text { color: #fff; } #buttonPanel a:hover { text-decoration: none!important; } </style> </head> <body class=""> <a href="#main" class="visuallyhidden">Skip to content</a>  <nav class="global-nav-menu" aria-label="statewide"> <div class="inline-div"> <ul id="menu-statewide-navigation"> <li><a href="http://alaska.gov/">State of Alaska</a></li> <li class="native-greeting"> <a href="https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/dcra/AKNativeLanguagePreservationAdvisoryCouncil/Languages.aspx">Paġlagivsi!</a> <audio id="inupiaq" src="https://webcontent.alaska.gov/style/soa/20180912/greetingAssets/paglagivsi-inupiaq.mp3" preload="auto"></audio> <button class="pronunciation" type="button" onclick="document.getElementById('inupiaq').play();"><span>Hear the translation</span></button> <span class="language">(Iñupiaq)</span> <span class="translation">"We welcome you!"</span> </li> <li><a href="https://my.alaska.gov/" class="left-margin">myAlaska</a></li> <li><a href="http://alaska.gov/akdir1.html">Departments</a></li> <li><a href="http://alaska.gov/employeeHome.html">State Employees</a></li> <li><a href="#SOAfooterlinks">Statewide Links</a></li> </ul> </div> </nav> <div class="site-container">  <header class="site-header"> <div class="wrap">  <div class="title-area"> <a class="site-title-link" href="//dec.alaska.gov/"> <div class="site-logo"> <img src="/media/1029/dec-logo.png" alt="Department of Environmental Conservation" title="Link to DEC homepage" height="69" width="69"> </div> </a> <div class="umb-block-list"> <h1> <a href="/eh/" title="Link to Division of Environmental Health homepage"><span class="site-title">Division of Environmental Health</span></a> <a href="/eh/fss/" title="Link to Food Safety and Sanitation Program homepage"><span class="site-description">Food Safety and Sanitation Program</span></a> </h1> </div> </div> <div id="search_icon_placeholder"> </div>  <div id="search-form"> <script async src="https://cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=016629259767872399745:k960dr43-7e"> </script> <script> window.onload = function () { var searchBox = document.getElementById("gsc-i-id1"); searchBox.placeholder = "Search DEC"; var lab = document.createElement("LABEL"); var labVal = document.createTextNode("Search terms"); lab.setAttribute("for", "gsc-i-id1"); lab.setAttribute("class", "for-screen-reader"); lab.appendChild(labVal); document.getElementById("gs_tti50").insertBefore(lab, searchBox); } </script> <gcse:searchbox></gcse:searchbox> </div>  </div> </header>  <div class="wrap"> <nav id="main-nav" role="navigation" aria-label="agency"> <input id="main-menu-state" type="checkbox" /> <label class="main-menu-btn" for="main-menu-state"> <span class="main-menu-btn-icon"></span> Toggle main menu visibility </label> <div class="umb-block-list"> <ul id="main-menu" class="sm sm-blue"> <li><a href="/eh/fss/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/eh/fss/food/">Food</a></li> <li><a href="/eh/fss/public-facilities/">Public Facilities</a></li> <li><a href="/eh/fss/consumers/">Consumers</a></li> <li><a href="/eh/fss/resources/">Resources</a></li> <li><a href="/eh/fss/contact/">Contact</a></li> </ul> </div> </nav> </div> <gcse:searchresults></gcse:searchresults>   <div class="site-inner"> <main class="content" id="main"> <div class="breadcrumb"> <ul class="none"> <li>You are here: </li> <li><a href="/">DEC</a> /</li> <li><a href="/eh/">EH</a> /</li> <li><a href="/eh/fss/">FSS</a> /</li> <li class="active"> Shellfish </li> </ul> </div> <div> <h2 class="caps">Shellfish Program</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"><img class="left image-border" src="/media/15821/shellfish-razor-clams.jpg" alt="Razor Clams" width="250"></div> <div class="col-md-8"> <div class="borderLeft textRight"> <p class="no-bottom-margin"><span class="large-text"><strong>Planning to harvest, sell, ship, pack, or shuck molluscan shellfish?</strong></span></p> <p class="no-bottom-margin">The resources below will help you get started.</p> <ul class="remove-bullets no-left-margin"> <li><a href="mailto:carol.brady@alaska.gov" title="Send Carol email"><strong>Carol Brady</strong></a><em>, Shellfish Permit Coordinator</em>: 907-269-7636</li> </ul> <ul class="remove-bullets no-left-margin"> <li>1-87-SAFE-FOOD (877-233-3663 Toll free outside of Anchorage)</li> <li>907-334-2560 (Toll free in Anchorage area)</li> </ul> <ul class="remove-bullets no-left-margin"> <li>Regulatory information for shellfish growers, harvesters, shuckers and packers, and shippers/distributors: <a href="http://list.state.ak.us/mailman/listinfo/dec-shellfish">Shellfish email listserv</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <h3 class="big-top-margin">Announcements</h3> <ul class="remove-bullets no-left-margin custom-list-spacing customBorder big-bottom-margin"> <ul class="remove-bullets no-left-margin custom-list-spacing customBorder big-bottom-margin"> <li><a href="/eh/fss/shellfish/paralytic-shellfish-poisoning/">Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning <abbr title="Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning">(PSP)</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="//dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/dod/psp/default.aspx"><abbr title="Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning">PSP</abbr> Press Releases</a></li> </ul> </ul> <ul class="remove-bullets no-left-margin custom-list-spacing customBorder big-bottom-margin"> <li><a href="http://www.seator.org/">SE Alaska Tribal Partnership Test Results</a></li> </ul> <h3 class="big-top-margin">Popular Content</h3> <div class="btn-group"> <ul class="remove-bullets no-left-margin"> <li><a href="/eh/fss/shellfish/alaska/">Shellfish in Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/eh/fss/shellfish/biotoxins-illnesses/">Biotoxins and Illnesses</a></li> <li><a href="/eh/fss/shellfish/vibrio/">Vibrio</a></li> <li><a href="/eh/fss/online-payment-instructions/">Permit Renewal</a></li> <li><a href="/eh/fss/active-permits/">Check Your Permit Status</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <ul class="remove-bullets buttons"> <li><a href="/eh/fss/shellfish/recreational-harvesting/"><span>Recreational Harvest</span></a></li>  <li><a href="/eh/fss/shellfish/partner-agencies/"><span>Partner Agencies</span></a></li> <li><a href="/eh/fss/report-illness-issue/"><span>Report Foodborne Illness</span></a></li> </ul> <div id="buttonPanel" class="hide-less-than-desktop"><a href="/Applications/EH/ShellfishPortal/Home/Index" class="btn-link"> <div class="shellfishPortal-box"> <p class="shellfishPortal-text"><abbr title="Division of Environmental Health">EH</abbr> Shellfish Portal</p> </div> </a></div> </div> </div> <div class="row big-top-margin"> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="opacity-on-hover outline-box"><a href="/eh/fss/shellfish/resources/"> <h3 class="block-title-dark no-bottom-margin">Resources & Requirements</h3> <div class="general-reqs-photo"></div> </a></div> <div class="division-link-box"> <p>Regulations and resources concerning the consumption and testing of Alaskan shellfish</p> </div> </div>  <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="opacity-on-hover outline-box"><a href="/eh/fss/shellfish/growing-waters/"> <h3 class="block-title-dark">Classified Growing Waters</h3> <div class="growing-waters-photo"></div> </a></div> <div class="division-link-box"> <p>Classification of growing waters, sample lab submission forms, and instructions on proper use of sampling bags</p> </div> </div>  <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="opacity-on-hover outline-box"><a href="/eh/fss/shellfish/forms/"> <h3 class="block-title-dark">Forms</h3> <div class="apps-photo"></div> </a></div> <div class="division-link-box"> <p>Shellfish production and harvest forms and applications</p> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <p class="small-text big-top-margin no-bottom-margin extLinkIndicator hide hide-in-print"> <img src="/media/17414/external-link-indicator.gif" alt="external link indicator" /> Indicates an external site. </p> </main> </div>  <section class="footer-block footer" aria-label="agency"> <div class="wrap"> <div class="footer-block-1 block-content-area"> <section class="block"> <div class="wrap"> <p class="text-size-reset normal-font-style"> <i>Last Updated: 9/9/2022</i><br> <a href="/commish/public-notices/">Public Notices</a>  •  <a href="/commish/regulations/">Regulations</a>  •  <a href="/commish/regulations/statutes/">Statutes</a><br> <a href="/newsroom/">Newsroom</a>  •  <a href="/contact/">Contact</a>  •  <a href="/accessibility/">Accessibility</a><br> <a href="/nondiscrimination/">Nondiscrimination</a>  •  <a id="login" onclick="openWindow()" href="#login">Login</a> </p> </div> </section> <section class="social-media-icons"> <div class="wrap"> <ul class="no-left-margin"> <li class="social-facebook"> <a href="//www.facebook.com/AlaskaDEC" target="_blank" title="Follow the DEC on Facebook"><span class="hide">Facebook</span> <span class="fa-brands fa-facebook-f"></span></a> </li> <li class="social-twitter"> <a href="//x.com/AlaskaDEC" target="_blank" title="Follow the DEC on X"><span class="hide">X</span> <span class="fa-brands fa-x-twitter"></span></a> </li> <li class="social-linkedin"> <a href="//www.linkedin.com/company/alaska-department-of-environmental-conservation/" title="Follow the DEC on LinkedIn"><span class="hide">LinkedIn</span> <span class="fa-brands fa-linkedin"></span></a> </li> <li class="social-vimeo"> <a href="//vimeo.com/alaskaDEC" target="_blank" title="Follow the DEC on Vimeo"><span class="hide">Vimeo</span> <span class="fa-brands fa-vimeo-v"></span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> <div class="footer-block-2 block-content-area"> <section> <div class="wrap"> <p> </p> </div> </section> </div> <div class="footer-block-3 block-content-area"> <section class="block"> <div class="wrap"> <p class="smaller-bottom-margin"><b>Department of Environmental Conservation</b></p> <p class="no-bottom-margin"> <b>Mailing Address:</b>  P.O. Box 111800<br> Juneau, Alaska 99811<br> <b>Location:</b>  410 Willoughby Avenue, Juneau </p> <div id="google_translate_element" class="big-top-margin no-bottom-margin"></div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </section> </div>  <footer class="global-footer footer"> <div class="inline-div"> <div id="SOAfooterlinks" class="footer-global-nav-menu"> <ul class="menu"> <li><a href="http://alaska.gov/">State of Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="https://my.alaska.gov/">myAlaska</a></li> <li><a href="http://alaska.gov/akdir1.html">Departments</a></li> <li><a href="http://alaska.gov/employeeHome.html">State Employees</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="wrap copyright"> <p>© 2025 State of Alaska • <a href="//dec.alaska.gov/">Department of Environmental Conservation</a> • <a href="mailto:dec.ehwebmaster@alaska.gov">Email the Webmaster</a> </p> </div> </div> </footer> <script src="//webcontent.alaska.gov/libs/jquery/2.2.4/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> $(function() { $(".site-header").addClass("js_search_enabled"); $("#search_icon_placeholder").on("click", function() { $(".site-header").addClass("js_search_icon_was_clicked"); $("#search_input_area").focus(); }); }); </script> <script> $(".umb-block-list").contents().unwrap(); $(function() { $('#main-menu').smartmenus({ subMenusSubOffsetX: 1, subMenusSubOffsetY: -8 }); }); $(function() { var $mainMenuState = $('#main-menu-state'); if ($mainMenuState.length) { $mainMenuState.change(function(e) { var $menu = $('#main-menu'); if (this.checked) { $menu.hide().slideDown(250, function() { $menu.css('display', ''); }); } else { $menu.show().slideUp(250, function() { $menu.css('display', ''); }); } }); $(window).bind('beforeunload unload', function() { if ($mainMenuState[0].checked) { $mainMenuState[0].click(); } }); } }); </script> <script src="/scripts/jquery-smartmenu.js"></script> <script src="/scripts/external-link-finder.js"></script> <script src="/scripts/label-pdf-links.js"></script> <script src="/scripts/login-logout.js"></script> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Shellfish