Shellfish Grounds: South Edisto - Savannah River
2012 - 2013 Recreational Harvesting
Note: Due to size limitations for the map to the right we have provided the South Edisto - Savannah River area map in the Adobe PDF file format. If you don't have the reader please visit Adobe web site and download the reader.
Information on this page applies to recreational harvest only. Commercial harvesters must obtain appropriate permits and maps from the Marine Permit office at 217 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston. Call (843) 953-9311 for more information on commercial harvesting.
Areas bordered in red and labeled "R###" are public shellfish grounds and are open for recreational harvest only. Areas bordered in green and labelled "S###" are state shellfish grounds which are available for recreational and commercial harvest. Areas labeled "C###" are culture permits. Permission of the culture permit holder is needed to harvest on these areas. Select the area of interest from the list below to get close up maps of the shellfish grounds.
Shading denotes SCDHEC harvest classifications. Recreational harvest is not allowed in areas colored red or orange. Areas colored yellow may be closed to shellfishing after heavy rainfall. Check with SCDHEC prior to harvesting by calling 1-800-285-1618. The SCDHEC management areas are outlined in blue. Additional information on SCDHEC shellfish ground classifications may be found at http://www.scdhec.gov/environment/water/sfareas.htm.
If you have any questions about shellfish maps you may call SCDNR at (843) 953-9841 or (843) 953-9391.
Specific Shellfish Ground Maps
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Public Shellfish Grounds
| PSG | Geographic Description | Status | Date Open |
Date Closed * |
Map ** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R-008 | Bull Creek / May River | 1-October |
15-May |
Adobe PDF | |
| R-036 | Last End Point / Pinckney Island | 1-October |
15-May |
Adobe PDF | |
| R-037 | Last End Point / Pinckney Island | 1-October |
15-May |
Adobe PDF | |
| R-061 | Chechessee Bluff | 1-October |
15-May |
Adobe PDF | |
| R-089 | Station Creek | 1-October |
15-May |
Adobe PDF | |
| R-121 | Capers Creek | Closed-SCDHEC | Closed-SCDHEC | 15-May | |
| R-132 | Ashe Island | 1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF |
State Shellfish Grounds
| SSG | Geographic Description | Status | Date Open |
Date Closed * |
Map ** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-003 | Turtle Island | 1-October |
15-May |
Adobe PDF | |
| S-005 | Haig Point | 1-October |
15-May |
Adobe PDF | |
| S-007 | Bull Creek | 1-October |
15-May |
Adobe PDF | |
| S-029 | Jarvis Creek |
Partially Closed – SCDHEC | 1-October |
15-May |
Adobe PDF |
| S-032 | Buckingham Landing -  |
1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF | |
| S-033 | Mackay Creek - |
1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF | |
| S-038 | Skull Creek - |
Partially Closed – SCDHEC | 1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF |
| S-048 | Hilton Head | 1-October |
15-May | Adobe PDF | |
| S-058 | Chechessee Creek | 1-October |
15-May |
Adobe PDF | |
| S-064 | Parris Island | 1-October |
15-May |
Adobe PDF | |
| S-065 | Morgan Island | 1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF | |
| S-068 | Broad River |
Partially Closed – SCDHEC | 1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF |
| S-090 | Bermuda Bluff | 1-October |
15-May | Adobe PDF | |
| S-094 | Morse Island | 1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF | |
| S-100 | Trenchards Inlet | 1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF | |
| S-101 | Station Creek | 1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF | |
| S-104 | Harbor River West - |
1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF | |
| S-105 | Harbor River East - |
Partially Closed - SCDHEC | 1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF |
| S-106 | Old House Creek | Partially Closed – SCDHEC | 1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF |
| S-108 | Johnson Creek | 1-October |
15-May | Adobe PDF | |
| S-117 | Distant Island Creek | 1-October |
15-May |
Adobe PDF | |
| S-118 | Wallace Creek |
Closed-SCDHEC | Closed-SCDHEC |
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| S-124 | Morgan River |
Partially Closed – SCDHEC | 1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF |
| S-127 | Coffin Point | Partially Closed – SCDHEC | 1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF |
| S-134 | Hutchinson Island | 1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF | |
| S-140 | Pine Island | 1-October | 15-May | Adobe PDF |
Provided by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Office of Fisheries Management, Shellfish Management Program.