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 GA DNR Shellfish Program 
Shellfish 
A Georgia Fishing License is required to take shellfish (oysters, clams) for non-commercial purposes. Shellfish must be harvested between 
the hours of  hour before official sunrise and  hour after official sunset. Shellfish 
may only be taken with handheld implements. Recreationally harvested 
shellfish may not be sold. 
Shellfish Limits 
Oysters must measure no less than three inches from hinge to mouth, unless the oyster cannot be removed from a legal-sized oyster 
without destroying it. For clams, the maximum depth from one shell half to the other must be at least one inch thick. 
Recreational quantity limits are up to two bushels of oysters and one bushel of clams per 
person per day, with a maximum limit of six bushels of oysters and one bushel of clams 
per boat per day. 
 
The consumption of raw or undercooked foods such as meat, fish, and eggs, which may contain harmful bacteria, may cause 
serious illness or death. 
 
Shellfish Recreational Harvest 
Area 
Chatham County 
 
Department of Natural Resources 
Coastal Resources Division 
One Conservation Way, Ste. 300 Brunswick, GA 31520 
(912) 264-7218 Fax (912) 262-3143 www.dnr.state.ga.us/dnr/coastal