| CANADIAN AGENCIES | |
| Environment Canada, Shellfish Water Quality Protection Program | |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Fisheries Management Pacific Region | |
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| FEDERAL AGENCIES | |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Science and Technology, Shellfish Protection | |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Seafood Information and Resources | |
| NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center Harmful Algal Blooms Program | |
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| GROWERS ASSOCIATIONS | |
| British Columbia Shellfish Growers Association | |
| National Shellfisheries Association National Shellfisheries Association, Pacific Coast Section | |
| Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association | |
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| HABITAT RESTORATION | |
| Reestablishing Olympia Oyster Populations in Puget Sound, Washington A primer on Olympia oyster habitat restoration in Puget Sound . Tristan Peter-Contesse and Betsy Peabody, Puget Sound Restoration Fund, Washington Sea Grant Program. 2005 | |
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| LOCAL SHELLFISH PROGRAMS | |
| Clallam County Environmental Health Division Shellfsih Program | |
| Kitsap County Health District Water Quality Program | |
| Tacoma-Pierce County Safe Shellfish Program | |
| Thurston County Shellfish Protection | |
| Whatcom County Shellfish Protection | |
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| MARINE BIOTOXINS AND HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS | |
| Gathering Safe Shellfish in Washington: Avoiding Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning. Washington Sea Grant Program. 2004. Revised in 2007, this 8-page guide provides recreational shellfish harvesters with the essential facts on paralytic shellfish poisoning and useful tips on safe shellfish harvesting. | |
| Harmful Algal Blooms on US West Coast North Pacific Marine Science Organization Report #23 Historical background and overview of issues related to harmful algal blooms on the west coast. |
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| National Assessment of Harmful Algal Blooms in U.S. Waters NOAA National Centers for Coastal Oceans Science. 2000. Comprehensive report describing the scope and impact of harmful algal blooms in theUnited States. | |
| Paralaytic Shellfish Poisoning: The Alaska Problem University of Alaska Marine Advisory Program. 1996. Although written for an Alaskan audience, this bulletin helps explain "the Washington problem" as well. | |
| Red Tides: West Coast newsletter on marine biotoxins and harmful algal blooms
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Autumn 2002 Autumn 2000 Winter 1999 This newsletter aims to raise public awareness and present the latest information on paralytic shellfish poison, domoic acid and other harmful algae and related blooms on the West Coast. |
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| State of the Coastal Environment: Harmful Algal Blooms U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 1999. This national report summarizes the impact of harmful algal blooms on the nation's coastal resources. The entire "State of the Coast" report can be found at http://state-of-coast.noaa.gov/. | |
| The Harmful Algae Page National Office for Marine Biotoxins and Harmful Algal Blooms, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution This site describes the life cycles, impacts and occurrences of harmful algae and associated blooms in the nation’s coastal waters | |
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| PUGET SOUND SHELLFISH FACT SHEETS | |
| Shellfish Ecology: Keystone Species of the Estuary (129k PDF) | |
| Shellfish Economy: Treasures of the Tidelands (84k PDF) | |
| Shellfish Heritage: A Heritage of Harvest (104k PDF) | |
| Shellfish Information Source (46k PDF) | |
| Shellfish Stewardship: Caring for the Resource (117k PDF) | |
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| SHELLFISH BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES | |
| Environmental Policy Statement
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Coast Shellfish Growers Association. 2001. The shellfish industry's policy statement on environmental protection and best management practices for shellfish farming. |
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| SHELLFISH HARVESTING | |
| Shellfish in Your Front Yard: Healthy Food from Healthy Waters Washington Sea Grant Program. 1991. Provides shoreline homeowners with basic information on ways to grow or enhance shellfish while emphasizing the importance of clean water for safe shellfish harvesting. | |
| Small-scale Oyster Farming for Pleasure and Profit in Washington Washington Sea Grant Program, 2002 (revised 2004) A primer on small-scale shellfish aquaculture. | |
| Small-scale Clam Farming for Pleasure and Profit in Washington Washington Sea Grant Program, 2005 A primer on small-scale shellfish aquaculture. | |
| STATE AGENCIES | |
| Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish and Shellfish Science | |
| Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fishing and Shellfishing | |
| Washington Department of Health, Office of Shellfish and Water Protection | |
| Washington Department of Natural Resources, Shellfish Program | |
| Washington Sea Grant Program | |
| Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission | |
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| TRIBAL SHELLFISH PROGRAMS | |
| Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, Tribal Shellfish Resource Management | |
| Point No Point Treaty Council | |
| Tulalip Shellfish Program | |
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| WATER QUALITY AND SHELLFISH SANITATION | |
2005 Annual Inventory of Commercial & Recreational Shellfish Areas of Puget Sound
Washington State Department of Health, Office of Shellfish and Water Protection. 2006.
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| 2006 Annual Growing Area Reports and List of Threatened Areas Washington State Department of Health, Office of Shellfish and Water Protection. 2006. Summary reports describing the condition of the Sound’s shellfish growing areas and the list of areas threatened with closure due to water quality concerns. | |
| Atlas of Fecal Coliform Pollution in Puget Sound, Year 2001 Washington State Department of Health, Office of Shellfish and Water Protection. 2003 Provides an overview of bacterial contamination at selected shellfish sites around Puget Sound. | |
| Fact Sheet: Shellfish and Water Quality Environment Canada . Basic information on water quality and shellfish harvesting, but with a Canadian twist. | |
| Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference The ISSC helps to promote shellfish sanitation among federal and state agencies, the shellfish industry and academic institutions. | |
| National Shellfish Sanitation Program, Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. 2005 The national guidelines that govern the growing, processing, and shipping of bivalve molluscan shellfish. | |
| Shellfish Facts Thurston County Environmental Health Division. 2001. An easy-to-read description of the problem of pollution and the need for clean water in shellfish harvest areas. | |
| Shellfish Indicators of the Pacific and Yukon Region (Canada) Environment Canada Information on key indicators describing the status of shellfish harvesting on the west coast of Canada and related efforts to protect and restore water quality for shellfish harvesting. | |
| State of the Coastal Environment
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 1998.
State of the Coastal Environment, Classified Shellfish Waters State of the Coastal Environment, Chemical Contaminants in Oysters and Mussels |
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| The 1995 National Shellfish Register of Classified Growing Waters U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 1997. This national assessment summarizes the status of growing waters for commercial shellfish harvesting in 21 coastal states. | |
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