Shellfish Growing Area Annual Reports - WA State Dept. of Health

Every year we evaluate shellfish growing areas to make sure they still meet their classification status. We analyze water sample data collected in the previous year and assess potential sources of pollution. When the evaluation is complete, we summarize the results in a brief report for each area.

In addition to the individual growing area reports, we prepare a report for each county called the Early Warning System (EWS) Summary. The EWS Summary identifies specific locations (water sample stations) in each growing area for that county where water quality is "threatened" or "of concern".

We summarize EWS information into a report titled Shellfish Growing Areas Listed as Threatened or of Concern. This document lists sample station numbers for each growing area as well as staff contact information for each county.

The Map of Threatened Shellfish Growing Areas shows the general locations of the areas listed as threatened or of concern.

Other growing area reports include trends analysis for fecal coliform and PSP, an annual report on the status of all growing areas, both recreational and commercial, reports on specific events, and others

Annual reports

County	Growing Area
Clallam	Early Warning System Summary for Clallam County growing areas
	Discovery Bay Dungeness Bay East Straits Jamestown	Neah Bay Sequim Bay West Straits
Grays Harbor	Early Warning System Summary for Grays Harbor County growing areas Grays Harbor Pacific Coast
Island	Early Warning System Summary for Island County growing areas
	Holmes Harbor Penn Cove Point Partridge Port Susan	Possession Sound Saratoga Pass South Skagit Bay Southwest Whidbey Island
Jefferson	Early Warning System Summary for Jefferson County growing areas
	Dabob Bay Discovery Bay Hood Canal #1 Hood Canal #2 Hood Canal #3 Hood Canal #4 Kilisut Harbor	Mats Mats Bay Mystery Bay Oak Bay Port Townsend Protection Island Quilcene Bay
King	No growing areas on the early warning system in 2011
	Colvos Passage East Passage Poverty Bay Quartermaster Harbor
Kitsap	Early Warning System Summary for Kitsap County growing areas
	Bainbridge South Blake Island Burley Lagoon Colvos Passage Dyes Inlet Hood Canal #1 Hood Canal #2 Hood Canal #4	Hood Canal #5 Kingston Lemolo Port Blakely Port Gamble Port Madison Port Orchard Passage Yukon Harbor
Mason	Early Warning System Summary for Mason County growing areas
	Annas Bay Hammersley Inlet Harstine East Hood Canal #4 Hood Canal #5 Hood Canal #6 Hood Canal #7 Hood Canal #8 Hood Canal #9	North Bay Oakland Bay Peale Passage Pickering Passage Reach Island Rocky Bay Skookum Inlet Stretch Island Totten Inlet
Pacific	Early Warning System Summary for Pacific County growing areas
	Bay Center Bruceport Cedar River Nahcotta	Naselle River Nemah River North River Stony Point
Pierce	Early Warning System Summary for Pierce County growing areas
	Anderson Island Burley Lagoon Colvos Passage Drayton Passage Filucy Bay Fox Island Henderson Bay	Oro Bay Penrose Point Rocky Bay Vaughn Bay West Key Peninsula Wyckoff Shoal
San Juan	No growing areas on the early warning system in 2011
	Buck Bay East Sound Hunter Bay Mackaye Harbor	Mud Bay Shoal Bay Upright Channel Westcott Bay
Skagit	No growing areas on the early warning system in 2011
	Padilla Bay Samish Bay	Similk Bay Swinomish
Snohomish	Early Warning System Summary for Snohomish County growing areas Possession Sound South Skagit Bay
Thurston	Early Warning System Summary for Thurston County growing areas
	Dana Passage Eld Inlet Henderson Inlet	Nisqually Reach Totten Inlet
Whatcom	Early Warning System Summary for Whatcom County growing areas
	Alden Bank Birch Bay Drayton Harbor	Lummi Bay Lummi Island Portage Bay

Shellfish Growing Area Annual Reports and Early Warning System

Annual reports