Oak Bluffs Shellfish Department

06/13/2026

Save the date! All ages are welcome to join the Tisbury Shellfish Department and local shellfisherman for Family Shellfish Day, Saturday June 20th, 9am to 11am, at the Lagoon Pond Family Area.

Learn how to quahog, the importance of shellfish, ponds ecology, and how you can become a good steward of the pond. No experience necessary for this free event! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Wear appropriate clothing for wading in the water and being exposed to the sun (bring sunblock).

To sign up, email: [email protected].

06/05/2026

The rainfall closure has been lifted, and Sengekontacket Pond is once again OPEN to shellfishing. Happy harvesting! 🦪

05/29/2026

Lagoon Pond's deterioration in recent years is concerning to its stewards, who see it as part of a complex web of interrelated phenomena both above and below the waterline that put the pond’s health in jeopardy.

05/21/2026

Don’t become another statistic. Safe boating is smart boating.

05/13/2026

Need a Kayak or Dinghy? Or perhaps a Carolina Skiff hull? Come on down to the OB Highway Department at 347 County Rd on May 30th from 8am-12pm for a silent auction! Bids will be opened at noon sharp!

05/03/2026

Good Morning Shellfishers!
Unfortunately, due to the rainfall last night, Senge has been placed in a rainfall closure. The pond will be closed to all Shellfishing for a minimum five days.

02/25/2026

Everyone stay warm and stay safe out there!

Townhall in the Oak Bluffs library will be open today, Wednesday the 25th from 8am to 6 pm for warming stations and the ability to charge your phone if you need it

01/16/2026

NOTICE FROM THE OAK BLUFFS HARBORMASTER

10/22/2025

ATTENTION ALL SHELLFISH LOVERS: Come join the OB Shellfish team dig and relay Quahogs to Sengekontacket on Nov 1st!
This event is named in honor of Fred(rick) Huss, who passed earlier this year. A longtime member of the OB Shellfish committee and passionate shellfish advocate, Mr. Huss Served the Town since 2009.

All volunteers are welcome to come dig quahogs out of sunset lake and help us to transplant into Sengekontacket the same day. Learn about the life cycle of Quahogs and why relays like this are important. Come for 30 mins or stay all day!

* A limited number of Shellfishing equipment will be available on hand but volunteers are encouraged to bring their own rakes and waders.

06/06/2025

Good news Shellfish lovers! Sengekontacket is finally out of its rainfall closures and OPEN to Shellfishing!