(Reports, maps, fact sheets, and other publications...
alphabetically by title)

Publication	Description	Format
Annual Growing Area Reports	DOH's annual sanitary reviews of commercial shellfish growing areas.  2006 Threatened Areas List.	Annual Growing Area Reports and Threatened Areas Lists
Annual Inventory of Commercial and Recreational Shellfish Areas	DOH's annual report on the status of shellfish growing areas in Washington State.  A growing area map is part of the Annual Inventory; these are listed separately due to their size.  2005 data. For previous years' data, see  Shellfish Publications	2005 Annual Inventory (PDF, 2.3 MB)
		2005 Annual Inventory Map (PDF, 3.5 MB)
Beach Closures: "clickable maps" showing recreational shellfish beach closures	Interactive DOH GIS Web site that shows the health status of public beaches for recreational harvest of shellfish and closures due to biotoxins or pollution.	DOH Web page on Recreational Shellfish Beach Closure Maps
Biotoxins - Myths & Misconceptions	Test your biotoxin knowledge....some answers may surprise you!	Biotoxins - Myths and Misconceptions Web page
Chapter 246-282 WAC, Sanitary Control of Shellfish	Official Code Reviser's version of the WAC, in HTML	Official WAC 246-282 from the Washington State  Legislature Web site
Chapter 246-280 WAC, Recreational Shellfish beaches	Official Code Reviser's version of the WAC, in HTML	Official WAC 246-280 from the Washington State  Legislature Web site
Commercial Shellfish Licensing - Licensed Commercial Shellfish Companies	This list is published by DOH and is updated approximately monthly.  (in pdf format).	Alphabetical by Company Name
		Numerical by License Number
Commercial Shellfish Licensing - Interstate Certified Shellfish Shipper List	List published by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Certified Interstate Shellfish Shippers, updated monthly for use by food control officials, seafood industry and other interested persons.	List from the U.S. FDA of Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List
Commercial Shellfish Licensing - License Renewal Application Instructions	Instruction sheet for Shellfish Operation License Renewal Documents	3.1 MB
Cruise Ship Study:  Report to the legislature	Assessment of Potential Health Impacts of Virus Discharge from Cruise Ships to Shellfish Growing Areas in Puget Sound	2.8 MB
Domoic Acid, causes Amnesic Shellfish (ASP) Poisoning	An overview of domoic acid - what it is, what it does, where it comes from	DOH Web page on  Domoic Acid (ASP) in Shellfish
Fecal Coliform Pollution in Puget Sound, Status and Trends	DOH's annual report of commercial shellfish growing areas affected by fecal pollution.	4.8 MB
Growing Area Reports, Annual	DOH's annual sanitary reviews of commercial shellfish growing areas.  2006 Threatened Areas List.	Annual Growing Area Reports and Threatened Areas Lists
National Shellfish Sanitation Program 2003 Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish	Federal Shellfish Rules - Link to U.S. FDA web site offering html or pdf versions.   This document supercedes the 1999 version and is referenced in WAC 246-282.	National Shellfish Sanitation Guide, 2003, for Molluscan Shellfish
Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP)	Fact sheet in Q&A format.  Previously known as "red tide", PSP is a serious illness caused by eating shellfish contaminated with a toxin made by certain algae.	DOH Web page on Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) from Shellfish
PSP Patterns in Puget Sound Shellfish	DOH's annual report for the Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program .	Not yet available electronically
Recreational Shellfish Harvest Beach Closures ("Clickable Maps")	Interactive DOH GIS Web site that shows the health status of public beaches for recreational harvest of shellfish and closures due to biotoxins or pollution.	DOH Web page on Recreational Shellfish Beach Closures
Shellfish Connections Newsletters	Newsletters, geared for Washington's commercial shellfish industry.	DOH Web page of links to the Shellfish Connections newletters
Summer Precautions for Recreational Shellfish Harvesters	Special precautions you need to know for harvesting in warm summer months to avoid vibriosis.	DOH Web page on Summer Precautions for Recreational Shellfish Harvesters
Threatened Shellfish Growing Areas, maps	Maps published annually pinpoint threatened shellfish growing areas in Washington state.  Based on 2006 data. For reports from previous years, please see the Shellfish Publications page under "Threatened Shellfish Growing Areas"		752 kb
Vibriosis in Shellfish	Fact sheet describing intestinal illness caused by the bacteria Vibrio parahaemolyticus	DOH Web page on Vibriosis in Shellfish

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       Last Update : 11/29/2007 04:01 PM