 
	
 Permission catch status
 Permission catch status 
 Total interdiction catch status
 Total interdiction catch status 
 Partial permission catch status
 Partial permission catch status 
ASP = Amnesic shellfish poisoning
DSP = Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning
PSP = Paralytic shellfish poisoning
| Health Status | Legal Limit (Reg. (CE) N.º 854/2004, Reg. (CE) N.º 1021/2008 e Reg. (EU) 2015/2285) | Observations | 
|---|---|---|
| A | ≤ 230 E. coli NMP/100 g | A result in five may be greater than 230 E. coli NMP / 100 g, not exceeding 700 E. coli NMP / 100 g. Bivalve molluscs can be caught and marketed for direct human consumption. | 
| B | > 230 e ≤ 4.600 E. coli NMP/100 g | At least 90% of the samples and none exceed 46 000 E. coli NMP / 100 g. Bivalve molluscs may be harvested and destined for purification, transposition or processing into an industrial unit. | 
| C | > 4.600 e ≤ 46.000 E. coli NMP/100 g | Bivalve molluscs may be harvested and intended for prolonged transposition or transformation into an industrial unit only. | 
| Forbidden | > 46.000 E. coli NMP/100 g | The harvest of bivalve molluscs is not permitted. | 
| * - "Provisional classifications": corresponds to ratings based on a limited number of samples | ||
| NA - Not applicable | ||
| NC - non classified specie | ||