California Commercial Shellfish Growing Areas
Humboldt Bay County: Humboldt
Companies: Aqua Rodeo Farms, Coast Seafoods Company, Humboldt Bay Oyster
Company, and North Bay Shellfish Company
Classification: Conditionally Approved
Species grown: Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas), Kumamoto oysters
(C. sikamea), Manila clams (Tapes semidecussata), Mediterranean
bay mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis), and European flat oysters
(Ostrea edulis)
Tomales Bay
County: Marin
Companies: Charles Friend Oyster Company, Cove Mussel Company, Hog Island
Oyster Company, Marin Oyster Company, Point Reyes Oyster Company, Tomales Bay
Oyster Company, Starbird Mariculture
Classification: Conditionally Approved
Species grown: Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and Bay mussels
(Mytilus galloprovincialis), Eastern oysters (Crassostrea
virginica), European oysters (Ostrea edulis), Kumomoto oysters
(Crassostrea sikamea), and Manila clams (Tapes
semidecussata)
Morro Bay
County: San Luis Obispo
Companies: Grassy Bar Oyster Company, Morro Bay Oyster Company
Classification: Conditionally Approved
Species grown: Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas)
Santa Barbara Channel
County: Santa Barbara
Companies: Santa Barbara Mariculture Company
Classification: Conditionally Approved
Species grown: Bay mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
Agua Hedionda Lagoon
County: San Diego
Companies: Carlsbad Aquafarm
Classification: Conditionally Restricted
Species grown: Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and Bay mussels
(Mytilus galloprovincialis)