Shellfish Area Contacts, Status Hotlines, and Maps
Town
Click link below to be directed to the town's shellfish webpage
Phone Number
Call to check status of shellfish beds
   Map
Click link below to view or download PDF of shellfish area map
 203-315-3909  
   203-838-9807    
860-739-6233
203-256-3074
203-622-7777
860-441-6793
203-453-8088
203-245-5600
203-874-0696 
203-838-9807 
203-977-5889
860-599-7575
860-739-6233
860-739-6233
 203-838-9807  
Ledgelight Health District:  Shellfish Area Status Waterford, East Lyme, Groton

Harvest Limits

Recreational shellfishing harvest limits vary on a town-by-town basis.  Please contact the Town where you wish to shellfish for further information.

2015 Guide to Shellfishing Along the Coast of Connecticut (link to Sea Grant publication)

Connecticut Sea Grant can also be of assistance to recreational shellfishermen.  Each year a gathering of Shellfish Commissioners is held In January at the Sound School Regional Aquaculture Center, 7 Sea Street, New Haven. Organized by the Connecticut Sea Grant, this event brings together member of municipal shellfish and harbor commissions members and state managers to discuss issues related to shellfisheries and natural resource management.  For more information, please contact Connecticut Sea Grant.