Molluscan Shellfish Program
The Molluscan Shellfish Program is the regulatory agency for the oyster harvesting waters along Louisiana Gulf Coast. The harvesting areas are set forth by the Louisiana Sanitary Code and the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP). The NSSP is the federal/state cooperative program recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) and the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC) for the sanitary control of shellfish produced and sold for human consumption. All oyster related facilities must follow Louisiana Administrative CodeTitle 51 Part IX and NSSP guidelines.
SPECIAL NOTE:
Due to an oil spill in Terrebonne Parish, the department is enacting an emergency precautionary closure of a portion of Area 15 to be effecitve at sunset on August 10, 2022; no molluscan shellfish may be harvested from the defined subarea until this closure order is rescinded by the State Health Officer. Click here to view the order.
Click here to see a map of the affected subarea.
Please send all questions and comments to chris.lemaire@la.gov or jennifer.armentor@la.gov
Select the Seasonal Reclassification map to the right and select the frame of interest. Click on the NOVEMBER FEBRUARY 2023 link below to view the next reclassification period using GIS ONLINE web app. Select the XY tool button to get the Latitude and Longitude coordinates.
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OYSTER HARVEST AREAS |
Louisiana Oysters are Safe to Eat |
SEASONAL RECLASSIFICATIONS |
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(2 MB - P |
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Click Here for Louisiana Shellstock Refrigeration Rule
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AREA |
STATUS |
PARISH |
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1 |
OPEN |
ORLEANS/ST. BERNARD |
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2 |
OPEN |
ST. BERNARD |
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3 |
OPEN |
ST. BERNARD |
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4 |
OPEN |
ST. BERNARD |
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5 |
OPEN |
ST. BERNARD |
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6 |
OPEN |
PLAQUEMINES |
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7 |
OPEN |
PLAQUEMINES |
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8 |
Partially OPEN |
PLAQUEMINES |
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9 |
OPEN |
PLAQUEMINES |
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10 |
OPEN |
PLAQUEMINES |
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11 |
OPEN |
PLAQUEMINES |
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12 |
OPEN |
JEFFERSON/PLAQUEMINES |
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13 |
OPEN |
JEFFERSON/LAFOURCHE |
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14 |
OPEN |
LAFOURCHE |
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15 |
OPEN |
TERREBONNE |
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16 |
CLOSED |
TERREBONNE |
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17 |
OPEN |
TERREBONNE |
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18 |
CLOSED |
LAFOURCHE/TERREBONNE/ASSUMPTION |
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19 |
OPEN |
TERREBONNE |
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20 |
CLOSED |
TERREBONNE/LAFOURCHE |
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21 |
OPEN |
TERREBONNE |
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22 |
CLOSED |
TERREBONNE |
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23 |
Partially OPEN |
TERREBONNE |
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24 |
CLOSED |
ST. MARY |
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25 |
CLOSED |
ST. MARY/IBERIA |
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26 |
CLOSED |
VERMILLION/IBERIA |
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27 |
CLOSED |
VERMILLION |
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28 |
CLOSED |
VERMILLION/IBERIA |
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29 |
Call 1-800-256-2775 for conditional status |
CAMERON |
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30 |
Call 1-800-256-2775 for conditional status |
CAMERON |
- Molluscan Shellfish News
- Out on the Water - Information regarding Vibrio vulnificus
- Louisiana Shellstock Refrigeration Rule - June 2014
- Refrigeration Requirements
- Oyster Harvesting Brochure
Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference: http://www.issc.org/
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov
Louisiana Seafood Promotion Board: http://www.louisianaseafood.com/
Molluscan Shellfish Central OfficePhone: (225) 342-7653