Shellfish Program Contacts

Office Contacts

Phone: 360-236-3330

Fax: 360-236-2257

Shellfish Safety Hotline (recorded): 1-800-562-5632

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 47824, Olympia, WA 98504-7824

Physical Address: 101 Israel Rd. S.E., Tumwater, WA 98501

Town Center 1, Tumwater Driving Directions

Management

Licensing Section Manager, Dani Toepelt, 360-890-6054

Growing Area Section Manager, Scott Berbells, 360-236-3324


Topics

Biotoxins (Paralytic Shellfish Poison, Domoic Acid/Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning, Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning)

Jerry Borchert, 360-236-3328

Tracie Barry, 360-236-3354


Conditional Growing Area Management

Jean Frost, 360-489-2384

Scott Chernoff, 564-999-1617


Enforcement (Commercial Shellfish Licensing)

Dani Toepelt, 360-890-6054


Export Certification

Grace Workman, 360-918-4867


Flooding

Jean Frost, 360-489-2384

Scott Chernoff, 564-999-1617


Growing Area Classification

Scott Berbells, 360-236-3324


Harvest Site Certification

Dani Toepelt, 360-890-6054

Grace Workman, 360-918-4867


Illness Reports

Beth Lorence, 360-972-6911


Inspections - Commercial Shellfish Operations

Curtis Villa, 360-522-0719


Licensing and Certification - Commercial Shellfish Operations

Curtis Villa, 360-522-0719


Marina Issues

Merita Trohimovich, 564-669-0643


Marine Water Quality

Trevor Swanson, 360-236-3313


Recreational Shellfish

Liz Maier, 360-236-3308


Relay Permit

Cari Franz-West, 360-236-3326


Restoration Activities

Scott Chernoff, 564-999-1617


Shoreline Evaluations and Non-point Pollution

Jean Frost, 360-489-2384

Scott Chernoff, 564-999-1617


Spills (Oil, Chemical, Sewage)

Merita Trohimovich, 564-669-0643

Scott Berbells, 360-236-3324


Tribal Liaison

Grace Workman, 360-918-4867


Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Beth Lorence, 360-972-6911


Wastewater Treatment Plants (in marine areas)

Merita Trohimovich, 564-669-0643

Scott Berbells, 360-236-3324


Water Quality Data (request access to preliminary data)

Becky Schaffer, 360-236-3331


Wet Storage Permit

Cari Franz-West, 360-236-3326