


Use these links to find information about fishery closures in your state.
The NOAA Seafood Inspection Program oversees the export of live fishery products intended for human consumption in the United States. The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) is the primary legislation authorizing SIP to provide services, though the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742e) also authorizes SIP activities related to commercial fisheries. Through cooperative agreements with state and local regulators, the program provides guidance, information, and/or certifications to the seafood industry attesting to the acceptability of live products relative to their purchase specifications as well as domestic and foreign requirements regarding their safety, animal health, and wholesomeness.
The export of live fishery products provides challenges and hurdles that require regular communication between U.S. federal and state agencies. To keep information transparent and immediately available to the U.S. industry, U.S. trade partners, and all foreign import authorities, SIP has provided the websites and links below. These resources include public health websites, animal disease controls, marine site maps, and general open/closure information. The information below is not comprehensive and represents only part of the program's final certification decision. SIP assumes no liability for the accuracy of this information.
Shellfish Sanitation and Management
On February 16, 2017, the Oregon Department of Agriculture sent out email and text alerts stating that processors must eviscerate Dungeness crab from southern Oregon due to domoic acid levels. The area is also closed to recreational harvest.
Animal Health, Feeds, and Livestock Identification
Commercial Crab Biotoxin Information
Recreational Shellfish Biotoxin Closures
Seafood Network Information Center