This list of Approved shellfish growing areas is recorded at the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control into the public record on December 20, 1995. Shellfish harvesting is allowed in the following areas with no seasonal restriction:
1. Delaware River/Bay south of a line drawn in an east-west direction running concurrently with the New Castle County / Kent County Line from the Western Shore of the Delaware River on the Delaware side of the River east to the New Jersey State Line, except the Prohibited areas listed in Appendix 1.
2. Rehoboth Bay with the exception of those areas listed in Appendices 1 and 3.
3. Indian River Bay with the exception of those areas listed in Appendices 1 and 3.
4. Little Assawoman Bay with the exception of those areas listed in Appendix 1.
5. Assawoman Bay with the exception of those areas listed in Appendix 1.
NOTE: Please consult Delaware Fish and Game Laws for size and creel limits prior to harvesting shellfish.
For further information regarding classification of Delaware's shellfish growing areas, please call (302) 739-9939.
Del. Admin. Code tit. 7, 5000, 7400, 7402, app 2