Safe Handling and Harvest

There are extensive rules and regulations pertaining to the harvest and handling of shellfish in order to maintain sanitary standards and have products that are safe for people to consume. Information about these protocols is available from several sources, such as the DEM shellfish regulations , the Vibrio Control Plan, and the NSSP Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish.

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Regulations

Best management practices

National Shellfish sanitation program

Harmful algal blooms—HABS

VIBRIo
control plan

HAACP Training with URI

tAGGING

shellfish TESTING

CLOSURES