Before harvesting shellfish for human consumption, farmers should confirm the status of the relevant harvest area. NSW Shellfish Program harvest areas can be viewed in the Fisheries NSW Spatial Data Portal
The harvest area status list may not always reflect the most recent closures or opening restrictions. It is not intended to be legally binding. Events leading to harvest area closures have an unpredictable nature and may occur at any time. System outages may also delay updates to the harvest area status list.
Subject to the above qualifications, the Food Authority regularly updates the current status of harvest areas. The date and time of the most recent update appears above.
Lower Honeymoon Bay
Lower Lavender Point A
Lower Lavender Point B
Zone 7 - The Canal
Armstrong Depuration Zone - DEPURATION ONLY
Gogleys Lagoon
Murphys Bay
Wonboyn Lake A
Wonboyn Lake C
Lemon Tree Passage
Upper Honeymoon Bay
Terranora Inlet
Upper Lavender Point
Curleys Bay
Comerong Bay
Crookhaven River
Goodnight Island
Berrys Bay
Lower Limeburners Creek
Big Bay
Cape Hawke
Long Island
Wallis Island
Hanleys Point
Mangrove Island
Pelican Point
Marramarra
Porto Bay
Corrie Island
Pindimar Bay
New Entrance
Pambula Lake
Coba Bay
Kimmerikong
Twofold Bay A
Stingray Creek
Wonboyn Lake B
Moonlight
Bensville
Hardys Bay
Quibray Bay
Woolooware Bay (Dep only)
Upper Nambucca
Lower Nambucca
Middle Nambucca
Top Lake
Patonga Creek
Wapengo Back Lake
Zone 7D - Lower Karuah - DEPURATION ONLY
Upper Limeburners Creek
Callala
Kyla
Entrance
Nelson Lagoon
Wapengo Front Lake
Waterfall
Rocky Point
Hunt Depuration Zone
Richmond River
Riverside
Clybucca Creek
Zone 4 Spencers Creek - Depuration Zone
Bermagui River
Carrington Bay
Wooli River
Bellinger River
Kalang River
Mullet Creek
Bundabah
Cromartys Bay
Twofold Bay B
Oyster Cove
Rawdon Island
Tilligerry Creek
Little Swan Bay
Yamba Channel
Rileys Island
Oakey Island
Swan Bay
Mitchells Island
Tea Gardens
Vincentia
Bews Depuration Zone
Crisp Depuration Zone
Scotts Creek
Fishermans Reach
Winkler Depuration Zone
South Channel
Cardow Depuration Zone
Lawler Depuration Zone
Forsters Bay - Depuration Only
DISCLAIMER: The NSW Food Authority attempts to ensure this information is updated regularly. Due to the unpredictable nature of events leading to harvesting closures, and the fact they may not always occur during business hours, the list may not always reflect the most recent closures and conditions and is not intended to be legally binding. Before harvesting shellfish for human consumption, farmers should confirm the status of the Harvest Area.