Massachusetts Shellfish
Clams
Mussels
Scallops
Before harvesting shellfish you should read all the local Town's
Shellfish
Regulations. Towns generally require permits to harvest shellfish. Your
local Shellfish Constable can give you further information.
Some areas may be closed to shellfishing by the Massachusetts
Division
of Marine Fisheries due to pollution. Shellfish obtained from these
areas
are unfit for human consumption. Many areas are conditionally open
which
means that they are closed after major rain storms due to polluted
runoff.
Shellfish information has been adapted from the "Guide to
Shellfish
in Massachusetts" produced by the Massachusetts Shellfish Officers
Association
Shellfish Advisory Committee and printed by the Massachusetts Bays
Program.
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