SASQAP

South Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program (SASQAP)

The South Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program (SASQAP) is a joint initiative between Primary Industries and Resources SA (PIRSA) and the shellfish industries of South Australia. The quality assurance program provides public health protection for consumers of South Australian shellfish.

Under the program, water and shellfish where oysters, mussels, cockles and scallops are harvested are monitored to ensure that shellfish product sold only originates from areas free of any deleterious substances.

More information about the program and how it works is included in SASQAP's 2003-04 Annual Report. The brochure, Monitoring the Environment, gives a brief summary of the work of the program and information about the classification of growing areas. 

The Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program (ASQAP) Operations Manual includes the procedures and guidelines to be used when monitoring shellfish growing areas and for controlling the harvesting, processing and distribution of shellfish.

Classified Growing Areas

Only farmed shellfish from Classified Growing Areas are sold for human consumption. The four classifications for growing areas used throughout Australia are:

  • Approved
  • Conditionally Approved
  • Conditionally Restricted
  • Restricted
  • Off-shore.

For an area to be classified as 'Approved' it must:

  • undergo and meet the requirements of a sanitary survey to ensure the area is not subject to contamination that presents an actual or potential public health hazard
  • meet prescribed bacteriological water quality criteria.

If adverse conditions are likely to occur in any growing area, SASQAP acts to close these areas as a precautionary measure before any product has been contaminated.

Classification status: weekly update

Information about the classification status of Harvesting Areas in South Australia and whether they are 'Open' or 'Closed' for the harvesting of shellfish is updated weekly.

Current status (revised 30th June 2009)

Closures:

 

  •    Port Augusta Growing Area is closed.
  •    The Kellide Bay East Harvesting Area of the Coffin Bay Growing Area is closed. 
  •    The Tod River Harvesting Area of the Louth Bay Growing Area is closed.

 

 

 

Harvesting area GPS BOUNDARIES and MAPS classified growing areas.

List of Accredited Bivalve Mollusc Harvesters and Producers in South Australia

Phytoplankton Summary Reports: quarterly updates

Phytoplankton Summary Reports for sites within growing areas in South Australia are updated every three months. The reports are available to view:

Denial Bay Growing Area
Denial Bay Site
St Peters Site

Smoky Bay Growing Area
Waterwitch Site
Smoky Bay Site

Streaky Bay Growing Area
Eba Island Site
Blancheport Site
The Hummocks Site
Town Site

Haslam Growing Area

Coffin Bay Growing Area
Port Douglas Site
Mount Dutton Site
Kellidie Bay Site
Coffin Bay Site (report not available)

Franklin Harbour Growing Area

Port Broughton Growing Area

Stansbury Growing Area

Coobowie Growing Area

Central Yorke Growing Area
Port Vincent Site

Port Lincoln Growing Area
Boston Bay Site
Bickers Island Site
Proper Bay Site
Lincoln Site

Lower Eyre

Louth Bay Growing Area

Nepean Bay Growing Area
Western Cove Site
American River Site

Wallaroo
Wallaroo WAL03A
Wallaroo WAL05A