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 2010-11 Annual Report (pdf 983.8 KB ). The brochure, Monitoring the Environment (pdf 331.8 KB ) , 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 (pdf 474.3 KB ) 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
  • Closed Inactive Status
  • 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 16th May 2012)

Closures:

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

Request to Relay farmed bivalve molluscs from a Closed Harvesting Area to an Open Approved Harvesting Area FORM (pdf 33.8 KB )

Harvesting area GPS BOUNDARIES and MAPS classified growing areas.

List of Accredited Bivalve Mollusc Harvesters and Producers (pdf 17.5 KB ) in South Australia

Micro-algae Summary Reports: quarterly updates

Micro-algae 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 (pdf 21.5 KB)
St Peters Site (pdf 21.5 KB)

Smoky Bay Growing Area
Waterwitch Site (pdf 21.6 KB)
Smoky Bay Site (pdf 21.5 KB)

Streaky Bay Growing Area
Eba Island Site (pdf 21.6 KB)
Blancheport Site (pdf 21.6 KB)
 The Hummocks Site (pdf 21.6 KB)
Town Site (pdf 23.0 KB)

Haslam Growing Area (pdf 21.5 KB)

Coffin Bay Growing Area
Port Douglas Site (pdf 21.4 KB)
Mount Dutton Site (pdf 21.6 KB)
Kellidie Bay Site (pdf 21.5 KB)
Coffin Bay Site (report not available)

Franklin Harbour Growing Area (pdf 21.4 KB)

Port Broughton Growing Area (pdf 22.8 KB)

Stansbury Growing Area (pdf 21.4 KB)

Coobowie Growing Area (pdf 21.4 KB)

Central Yorke Growing Area
Port Vincent Site (pdf 21.4 KB)

Port Lincoln Growing Area
 Boston Bay Site (pdf 21.5 KB)
Bickers Island Site (pdf 21.5 KB)
Proper Bay Site (pdf 21.5 KB)
Lincoln Site (pdf 22.9 KB)
Lower Eyre (pdf 21.5 KB)

Louth Bay Growing Area (pdf 22.8 KB)

Nepean Bay Growing Area
Western Cove Site (pdf 21.5 KB)
American River Site (pdf 21.5 KB)

Wallaroo
Wallaroo WAL03A (pdf 21.4 KB)
Wallaroo WAL05A (pdf 21.4 KB)