[RIShellfishOWR] Shellfish Closure Update - Aquapalooza

[RI Shellfish Closures]

This is RI DEM with a pollution related Conditional Area and emergency shellfish closure update.

Please see below for a precautionary shellfish closure of the north shore of Prudence Island.

ALL shellfish conditional areas are currently OPEN.

Updated 7/24/2025.
Current shellfish conditional area status:
1. Upper Bay Area A:  OPEN
2. Lower Providence River Area E*: OPEN.
3. Greenwich Bay*: OPEN.
4. Mt. Hope Bay:  OPEN
5. Kickemuit River: OPEN.
6. Pt. Judith Pond Conditional Areas: OPEN

Prudence Island north shore shellfish closure:
The shoreline of the north shore of Prudence Island and adjacent waters south and west of a line extending from the northern tip of Providence Point on Prudence Island (approximately 41.66667 N, 71.34507 W) southeastward to the NW extension of Warner Avenue on Prudence Island (approximately 41.63136 N, 71.31708 W) will CLOSE to shellfish harvest on Sunrise on Saturday July 26th 2025 and is scheduled to REOPEN at Sunrise on Saturday August 2nd , 2025.
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* Please be reminded that Greenwich Bay and Providence River are designated Shellfish Management Areas with defined harvest seasons. Please see the DEM regulation Part 4 - Shellfish<https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/250-90-00-4 > for description of harvest seasons in Shellfish Management Areas or contact the DEM Division of Marine Fisheries at 401-423-1920 .

Current Status of CONDITIONALLY APPROVED shellfish areas or emergency shellfish closures may be obtained by calling the Shellfish Closure Hotline 401-222-2900, 24 hours a day.  Shellfish closures are also listed on the DEM Office of Water Resources Shellfish Home page<https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/water-resources/research-monitoring/shellfish-area-monitoring >.  If you have questions or concerns about shellfish closures, you may call (401)222-4700 or email them to dem.shellfish at dem.ri.gov<mailto:dem.shellfish at dem.ri.gov>.   You may also sign up to receive email notifications of conditional area and emergency shellfish closures by sending an email to RishellfishOWR-subscribe at listserve.ri.gov<mailto:RishellfishOWR-subscribe at listserve.ri.gov> .


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