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Commissioner: Roger Bowgen
Shellfish Hotline: 203-622-7777
Sunday, May 17: Experience the Sound!
The Greenwich Shellfish Commission welcomes you with friends and family to "Experience the Sound" from 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Tour the Sound Waters Schooner and learn about its educational voyages in local ... More
Oyster Harvesting Permitted for Limited Time
From March 1, 2009 until the seasonal closing of the recreational Shellfish Beds at Greenwich Point, in early May 2009 (or as posted), the ban on taking oysters has been lifted and the taking of oyste ... More
Coastal Resources Advisory Committee Established
February 17, 2009: First Selectman Peter J. Tesei has announced the formation of the First Selectman's Coastal Resources Advisory Committee, which has been formed for the following purposes:
Advi ... More
Shellfish Permit Information
Click here for more information about permits and associated fees.
Shellfish Bed Status
For Shellfish bed closure information, please click here.
Hardshell Clam Farming Project
The Shellfish Commission is having the Cove farmed to spur new growth, click here for more information.
Oyster Restoration Projects
The Greenwich Shellfish Commission has been working to restore the oyster population in Greenwich Cove. Click here to find out how.
 The Greenwich Shellfish Commission provides recreational shellfishing for the inhabitants of Greenwich by overseeing the resource that consists of hard and soft-shell clams, razor clams, mussels, oysters and slipper shells. Greenwich Cove and the Captain's Islands currently hold all the beds that are available for harvest.
The commissioners are appointed by the Town of Greenwich Board of Selectmen.
The Commission was formed in 1986 to reopen the town's shellfish beds, which had been closed to recreational shellfishing since 1960. Working under the aegis of the Greenwich Health Department Director and the State Bureau of Aquaculture, the Commission was able to reopen the beds to the public in the Fall of 1991. Since 2002 the Commission has been farming the abundant supply of quahogs in Greenwich Cove to improve the habitat for smaller, table-size hard-shell clams. the quahogs that are removed by this activity are sold to Nature Conservanys in other communities for breeding and experimental purposes.
In 2003 the Commission planted two million half-inch, disease-resistant, Blue Point oysters in the Cove in order to replenish the oyster population decimated in 1997 by two oyster diseases not harmful to humans, MSX and Dermo.
The Shellfish Coordinator, Carol Rogers, samples water quality in and around the Cove and inslands regularly at about 30 stations. The samples are taken to the State Bureau of Aquaculture in Milford for analysis. The on-shore beds are open from mid-October to mid-May, the offshore beds are open year-round. Shellfishing is monitored regularly by 25 volunteer wardens.
The Commission also works with local schools to promote aquaculture by providing support for studies to increase our knowledge of the resource.
Commission Member List
Shellfishing Season
Various beds are open from mid-October through May. Check the bed status to make sure the beds are open.
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·Shellfish Regulations
·Shellfish Beds Map
·Shellfish Bed Status
·Shellfish Commission Meetings
·Commission Membership
·Local Tide Tables
·Clamming Tips
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