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Shellfish and Seafood Advisories

Please see below for recent news announcing seafood and shellfish advisories and quarantines. For updated information on shellfish biotoxin advisories, call CDPH’s toll-free “Shellfish Information Line” at (800) 553-4133. Bivalve shellfish information and recent test results can be viewed in the CDPH Recreational Shellfish Advisory Map. Crab and lobster test results can be viewed on the CDPH Domoic Acid webpage. For additional information visit CDPH’s Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program webpage.

CDPH Lifts Warnings about Pacific Sardines and Northern Anchovies Harvested in Central California Waters

August 3, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is lifting its health advisory for commercially harvested Pacific sardines and Northern anchovies from waters between: Pigeon Point, San Mateo County (37⁰ 11.00' N. lat.) and Point Lobos, Monterey County (36⁰ 31.46' N. Lat.).

CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Razor Clams from Del Norte County

July 31, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is advising consumers not to eat sport-harvested razor clams from Del Norte County.

CDPH Lifts Warnings about Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Del Norte County
July 14, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has lifted the shellfish safety notification today related to sport-harvested bivalve shellfish from Del Norte County.

CDPH Warns the Public Not to Consume Pacific Sardines and Northern Anchovies Harvested from Central California Waters

June 26, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) advises the public not to consume commercially harvested Pacific sardines and Northern anchovies from waters between: Pigeon Point, San Mateo County (37⁰ 11.00' N. lat.) to Point Lobos, Monterey County (36⁰ 31.46' N. Lat.).

CDPH Lifts Warnings about Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Sonoma County 

June 11, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has lifted the shellfish safety notification today related to sport-harvested bivalve shellfish from Sonoma County.

CDPH Lifts Warnings about Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from San Mateo County
May 26, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has lifted the shellfish safety notification today related to sport-harvested bivalve shellfish from San Mateo County.

CDPH Lifts Warnings about Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Marin County
May 21, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has lifted the shellfish safety notification today related to sport-harvested bivalve shellfish from Marin County.

CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Del Norte County
May 1, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is advising consumers not to eat sport-harvested mussels, clams, scallops, or oysters from Del Norte County.

Annual Quarantine of Sport-Harvested Mussels Begins May 1
April 24, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the annual quarantine of sport-harvested mussels gathered along the California coast.

CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Sonoma County

April 9, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is advising consumers not to eat sport-harvested mussels, clams, scallops, or oysters from Sonoma County.

CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Marin and San Mateo Counties
March 30, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is advising consumers not to eat sport-harvested mussels, clams, scallops, or oysters from Marin and San Mateo Counties.

CDPH Lifts Warning About Consuming Internal Organs of Sport-Harvested Dungeness Crab from One Area of the Northern California Coast

January 26, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has lifted the shellfish safety notification to not consume the internal organs of sport-harvested Dungeness Crab caught in state waters located at:

Reading Rock State Marine Reserve (41° 17.6’ N. Latitude) to Cape Mendocino (40⁰ 10' N. Latitude)

CDPH Lifts Warning About Consuming Internal Organs of Sport-Harvested Dungeness Crab from One Area of the Northern California Coast

January 9, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has lifted the shellfish safety notification to not consume the internal organs of any sport-harvested Dungeness Crab caught in state waters located at:

Ten Mile State Marine Reserve (39⁰ 33.30' N. Latitude) to Sonoma/Mendocino County Line (38° 46.125' N. Latitude)

CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat the Internal Organs of Sport-Harvested Dungeness Crab from the Northern California Coast

January 9, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is warning consumers to not eat the internal organs (viscera) of Sport-Harvested Dungeness crab caught along one coastal area of Northern California.

CDPH Lifts Warning About Consuming Internal Organs of Sport-Harvested Dungeness Crab from One Area Along Northern California Coast

January 2, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has lifted the shellfish safety notification to not consume the internal organs of any sport-harvested Dungeness Crab caught in state waters located at:

CA/OR border (42⁰ 0.00' N. Latitude) to Reading Rock State Marine Reserve (41° 17.6’ N. Latitude)

CDPH Warns Consumers to Not Eat the Internal Organs of Sport-Harvested Dungeness Crab from the Northern California Coast

January 2, 2026 — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is warning consumers to not eat the internal organs (viscera) of sport-harvested Dungeness crab caught along the coastal areas of Northern California.