Note: These surveys reflect ground condition at the date of the survey completion. The shoreline survey documents listed below by Growing Area Number do NOT show corrections made to noted deficiencies.
Click here for a spreadsheet of shoreline survey deficiencies extracted bi-annually from the Division’s GIS. Search by the following columns “GA #” (Growing Area number) and “Field #” or “Final #” (Deficiency number). Surveillance notes, if recorded, are shown in the column “Surveillance / Correction Notes”.
For shoreline survey deficiency correction related inquiries, or any questions pertaining to shellfish closures and shellfish water classification, please contact Daniel Powell or Adam Wood.
- 001A: Potomac River: Upper Machodoc Creek
- 001: Rosier Creek
- 003: Potomac River: Mattox Creek to Currioman Bay (old GA # 002)
- 003: Potomac River: (old GA # 003, Popes Creek vicinity)
- 004: Nomini and Currioman Bays
- 005: Potomac River: Lower Machodoc Creek
- 006: Gardner, Jackson and Bonum Creeks
- 007: Potomac River: Yeocomico River
- 008: Potomac River: Coan River
- 009: Potomac River: Cod Creek to Hack Creek
- 010: Little Wicomico River
- 011: Chesapeake Bay: Smith Point to Fleeton Point
- 012: Cockrell, Reasons and Whays Creeks
- 013: Great Wicomico River
- 014: Chesapeake Bay: Cranes Creek to Mill Creek
- 015: Chesapeake Bay: Dividing Creek
- 016: Chesapeake Bay: Barnes Creek to Windmill Point
- 016: Chesapeake Bay: (old GA 17, Little Bay and Antipoison Creek)
- 018: Rappahannock River: Windmill Point to Carter Creek
- 020: Rappahannock River: Carter Creek
- 021: Corrotoman River, (GA 21L Lower; GA 21U, Upper)
- 022: Rappahannock River: Towles Point to Monaskon
- 023: Rappahannock River: Monaskon to Farnham Creek
- 024: Rappahannock River: Farnham Creek
- 025: Rappahannock River: Sharps to Accaceek Point
- 025A: Rappahannock River: Accaceek Point to Tappahannock Bridge
- 026A: Rappahannock River: Tappahannock Bridge to Wares Wharf
- 026: Rappahannock River: Wares Wharf to Jones Point
- 027: Rappahannock River: Jones Point to Weeks Point
- 028: Rappahannock River: Lagrange and Robinson Creeks
- 029: Rappahannock River: Urbanna and Whiting Creeks
- 030: Rappahannock River: Meachim Creeks (and GA 29 Whiting Creek)
- 031: Rappahannock River: Locklies and Mill Creeks
- 032: Rappahannock River: Bush Park, Sturgeon & Broad Creeks
- 033: old Broad (GA32) and Jackson (GA34) Creeks
- 034: Piankatank River, Lower
- 035: Piankatank River, Upper
- 037: old GA 36 Gwynn Island
- 037: Gwynns Island, Queens Creek to Whites Creek
- 038: Chesapeake Bay: Winter Harbor and Garden Creek
- 039: Chesapeake Bay: Horn Harbor and Dyer Creek
- 040: Mobjack Bay: New Point Comfort to East River
- 041: Mobjack Bay: East River
- 042: Mobjack Bay: North River
- 043: Mobjack Bay: Ware River
- 044: Mobjack Bay: Severn River
- 045: Mobjack Bay: Browns Bay and Monday Creek
- 046: York River: Sarah Creek and Perrin River
- 047: York River: Gloucester Point to Allmondsville
- 048: York River: Puritan and Poropotank Bays
- 049: York River: West Point
- 050: York River: Terrapin Point to Camp Peary
- 051: York River: Camp Peary to Yorktown
- 052: York River: Yorktown and Back Creek
- 053: Chesapeake Bay: Poquoson River (and GA 52 Back Creek)
- 054: Chesapeake Bay: Back River
- 055: Chesapeake Bay: Back River to Old Point Comfort
- 056: Hampton Roads North
- 057: James River: Newport News Point to Blunt Point
- 058: Warwick River and Deep Creek
- 059: James River: Blunt Point to Jamestown Island
- 060: James River: Hog Point to Days Point
- 061: Pagan River
- 062: Chuckatuck Creek
- 063: Nansemond River
- 064: James River: Days Point to Pig Point (old Hampton Roads: Nansemond River. to Elizabeth River)
- 065: Elizabeth and Lafayette Rivers
- 066: Hampton Roads South
- 068: old GA 67 Ocean View – Willoughby
- 068: Willoughby Spit to Lynnhaven River (old Little Creek)
- 068: old GA 69 Chesapeake Bay: Little Creek to Lynnhaven Bay
- 070: Lynnhaven River
- 071: Broad and Linkhorn Bays
- 073: old GA 72 Cape Henry
- 073: Cape Henry and Virginia Beach
- 078: old GA 74 Smith and Fox Islands
- 075: Pocomoke Sound: Pocomoke River
- 076: Pocomoke Sound: Messongo and Guilford Creeks
- 077: Pocomoke Sound: Hunting and Deep Creeks
- 078: Tangier, Smith and Fox Islands
- 079: Chesapeake Bay: Chesconessex Creek
- 080: Chesapeake Bay: Onancock and Matchotank Creeks
- 081: Chesapeake Bay: Pungoteague and Butcher Creeks
- 082: Chesapeake Bay: Nandua Creek
- 083: Chesapeake Bay: Craddock Creek
- 084: Chesapeake Bay: Occohannock Creek
- 085: Chesapeake Bay: Nassawadox and Westerhouse Creeks
- 086: Chesapeake Bay: Hungars and Mattawoman Creeks
- 087: Chesapeake Bay: The Gulf
- 088: Chesapeake Bay: Cherrystone Inlet and Kings Creek
- 089: Chesapeake Bay: Cape Charles
- 090: Chesapeake Bay: Old Plantation Creek to Fishermans Island
- 093: old GA 92 Fishermans Island
- 093: Seaside: Fishermans Island to Smith Island
- 094: Seaside: Smith Island to Sand Shoal Inlet
- 095: Seaside: Sand Shoal Inlet to Great Machipongo Inlet
- 096: Seaside: Great Machipongo Inlet to Wachapreague Inlet
- 097: Seaside: Wachapreague Inlet to Metompkin Inlet
- 098: Seaside: Metompkin Inlet to Gargathy Inlet
- 099: Seaside: Gargathy Inlet to Chincoteague Channel
- 100: Chincoteague Bay West
- 101: Chincoteague and Assateague Islands (old Chincoteague Channel and Toms Cove)
- 101: old GA 102 Assateague Channel and Oyster Bay
Shellfish Growing Area Display Maps
Growing Area Map displaying the Division’s recognized shellfish growing area watersheds. Map is a D-size print and 4 Mb pdf file. Print was designed for 22″x23″ paper size. Printing to 8.5″ x 11″ or 11″ x 17″ is not recommended because small text will be illegible.
Last Updated: March 25, 2025