Island County

WA DOH Shellfish Safety Map currently lists the following closed recreational harvest area(s):
- BLOWERS BLUFF: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (This beach has not been evaluated by the Department of Health for pollution problems. Contact your local health department for local information about pollution problems in this area.)
- BLOWERS BLUFF NORTH: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- CAMA BEACH SP: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Water quality and shoreline conditions meet public health standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- CAMANO ISLAND SP: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Water quality and shoreline conditions meet public health standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- CAVALERO BEACH: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Water quality and shoreline conditions meet public health standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- COUPEVILLE: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- DAVE MACKIE CP: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Shoreline survey information does not meet Washington State standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- DNR-100: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Water quality and shoreline conditions meet public health standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- DNR-101: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (This beach has not been evaluated by the Department of Health for pollution problems. Contact your local health department for local information about pollution problems in this area.)
- DNR-99: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Water quality and shoreline conditions meet public health standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- DOUBLE BLUFF CP: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Water quality and shoreline conditions meet public health standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- E EAST PT: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Water quality and shoreline conditions meet public health standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- E SAN DE FUCA: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- E SAN DE FUCA BOAT RAMP: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (This beach is in an area that is approved for shellfish harvesting as long as the nearby municipal sewage treatment plant is functioning properly.)
- FAR SOUTH MABANA: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Water quality and shoreline conditions meet public health standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- FREELAND COUNTY PARK: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Water quality for this beach does not meet public health standards for recreational shellfish harvesting for portions of the year.)
- FURTHER NORTH CAMANO HEAD: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Water quality and shoreline conditions meet public health standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- HIDDEN BEACH: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Water quality and shoreline conditions meet public health standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- LONG PT: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Water quality and shoreline conditions meet public health standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- LONG PT WEST: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- MABANA: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Water quality and shoreline conditions meet public health standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- MABANA NORTH: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Water quality and shoreline conditions meet public health standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- MAPLE GROVE COUNTY PARK: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Shoreline survey information does not meet Washington State standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- MONROE LANDING: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- OAK HARBOR: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- OAK HARBOR BEACH PK: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- PENN COVE/MADRONA: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (This beach is in an area that is approved for shellfish harvesting as long as the nearby municipal sewage treatment plant is functioning properly.)
- POSSESSION POINT SP: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (Water quality and shoreline conditions meet public health standards for recreational shellfish harvesting.)
- S PT SUSAN: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (This beach has not been evaluated by the Department of Health for pollution problems. Contact your local health department for local information about pollution problems in this area.)
- S ROCKY PT: Butter Clams,Varnish Clams (This beach has not been evaluated by the Department of Health for pollution problems. Contact your local health department for local information about pollution problems in this area.)
- Plus 11 more closure row(s) on the WA DOH map.
Cooking or freezing does not remove marine biotoxins. WA DOH shellfish safety hotline: 1-800-562-5632.