Bivalve Contamination Status

Clam - Butter; Clam - Littleneck; Clam - Manila;
Mussels - all species combined; Oyster - Pacific

Eating contaminated shellfish can make you very sick and can even be life threatening.

It is both illegal and unsafe to harvest any bivalve species in Telegraph Harbour/Clam Bay areas.

Closed Areas:

The waters and intertidal foreshore of Clam Bay and Telegraph Harbour, including the boat passage between Thetis Island and Penelakut Island, west of a line drawn from a point on land on Penelakut Island near the entrance to 'The Cut' at 48°59.004' north latitude and 123°39.326' west longitude, thence northeasterly to the southernmost point of Leech Island at 48°59.462' north latitude and 123°38.886' west longitude, thence following the western shoreline of Leech Island to the northernmost point of Leech Island at 48°59.581' north latitude and 123°39.022' west longitude, thence westerly to a point on land on Thetis Island at 48°59.563' north latitude and 123°39.249' west longitude; and east of a line drawn from Foster Point on Thetis Island at 48°58.174' north latitude and 123°40.081' west longitude, to the Penelakut Island public wharf where it touches land at 48°58.215' north latitude and 123°39.540' west longitude. [NAD83]

Fisheries & Oceans Canada

The TIVFD is posting this information to keep you informed on health risks in our area and we are aware of the over 300 cases of Noro virus linked to contaminated shellfish harvested on the east side of Vancouver Island.

For a full list of closures on the coast for bivalve harvesting, consult the BC Centre for Disease Control map available online at

https://maps.bccdc.org/shellfish/

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck
Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.