Disclosures

Not official

Sound Clam Status is an independent information site. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the State of Connecticut, the Department of Agriculture Bureau of Aquaculture, or any town shellfish commission. Always confirm with the official hotline before harvesting. Not affiliated with the State of Connecticut or New York State.

How status is shown

We never show a plain “Open”. Your browser checks each official post against your device’s clock. If an official page posted an area open within the last 36 hours, and our feed refreshed within the last 24 hours, we show amber “Posted open [date], call to confirm”. A closed post inside the same window shows “Closed (posted [date])”. Everything else shows Call hotline: undated, unreadable, future-dated or older posts, conflicting info, and phone-only towns. Without JavaScript, every status shows Call hotline. Most towns publish status only by phone.

No warranty, no liability

All information is provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, completeness or fitness for a purpose. It may be out of date or wrong. Sound Clam Status and its operators accept no liability for any loss, illness, fine or other consequence arising from use of this site. The official hotline and current town and state rules govern.

Health

Beds can close at any time for red tide / biotoxins (PSP), Vibrio risk, sewage or other emergency and administrative closures.

Accuracy

Fees, limits and seasons were compiled from official sources in October 2026, and each links to its source. Where an official figure couldn’t be verified we say “call the Town Clerk” instead of guessing. Rules change; the town’s current regulations govern.

Privacy & analytics

We count visits with Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is cookieless: it sets no cookies, doesn’t use fingerprinting and doesn’t follow you across other sites. We only see totals, such as page views, visits, referring sites, country and browser or device type, and we use them to understand how the site is used and to report audience size to sponsors. The site is served through Cloudflare, which processes requests (including IP addresses) to deliver it. If you sign up for the newsletter, your email address is handled by our newsletter provider, Buttondown. We don’t sell personal data.

Sponsors & affiliates

Sponsor spots are clearly labeled. Sponsors never influence status. If affiliate links are added, they will be marked and disclosed here. There are no sponsors or affiliate links yet.

Health

Eating raw or undercooked shellfish carries risk, including Vibrio Source ↗.