Seafood and Shellfish Resources

Seafood Guide

Use this Seafood Guide to make smart choices about the types of fish and shellfish you eat. This wallet-sized card can be taken to the grocery store, restaurants, and when going fishing.

• Seafood Guide: English (pdf)
• Seafood Guide: Español (pdf)

You can order these guides by emailing ehap.info@odhsoha.oregon.gov. 

Recreational Shellfish Harvesting

Shellfish - including clams, mussels, oysters, scallops and crab - can sometimes become contaminated with toxins that can make you sick. Below is information about advisories and closure notices for recreational shellfish harvesters.

Shellfish Advisories

• Visit our Advisories and Guidelines page for current recreational shellfish advisories.
• Softshell and gaper clam advisory along Oregon Coast

Shellfish Closures due to Biotoxins

Always check the biotoxin status of the beach where you plan to harvest shellfish. The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) jointly issue shellfish safety closures to protect recreational shellfish harvesters from consuming clams or mussels contaminated with harmful biotoxins.

• Visit ODA's Recreational Shellfish Biotoxin Closure website or call the Shellfish Safety Hotline:
  503-986-4728 or 1-800-448-2474 toll free.

Tips for Harvesting

• Before harvesting, look for any current food safety alerts in place.
• Before eating any shellfish, read our Fact Sheet on Safe Eating of Shellfish (pdf) for proper handling and cooking techniques for shellfish, including oysters, clams, and mussels
• Learn about the risks of eating contaminated raw oysters (pdf)

Contaminants in Fish and Shellfish

• Visit our Advisories and Guidelines page for current fish and shellfish advisories.

• Learn about PCBs in fish - Includes fish cleaning guidelines that reduce your exposure to PCBs.
• What you need to know about mercury in fish and shellfish - Information from the EPA for women who are pregnant or may become pregnant, nursing mothers and young children.
• Diagram showing how mercury (and other pollutants) bioaccumulate in fish (.jpg)
• For more information, call 971-673-0977 or 1-877-290-6767 toll free.

Fishing Guide and Regulations

Information on fish and fishing regulations can be found on the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife website's Fishing Resources page.