Fisheries Management

Shellfish

Clams & Oysters

• Razor Clams
• Summary Report of the 2011 Commercial Fishery for Razor Clams (Siliqua patula)
• Estimating Recreational Clam and Oyster Harvest in Puget Sound (Bivalve Regions 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8)
• Length-Weight Models for Intertidal Clams in Puget Sound (Bivalve Regions 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8)
• Stock Assessment of Subtidal Geoduck Clams (Panopea abrupta) in Washington

Crabs

• Management Recommendations for Washington's Priority Habitats and Species: Dungeness Crab
• Effect of Commercial Geoduck (Panopea abrupta) Fishing on Dungeness Crab (Cancer magister) Catch Per Unit Effort in Hood Canal, Washington

Shellfish Toxins
For information on shellfish health advisories, please see the
Washington Deptment of Health Marine Biotoxin Bulletin

• Domoic Acid Levels in Coastal Shellfish
• Olympic Region Harmful Algal Bloom (ORHAB) Project
  
  
• Washington Shellfish Health WACs
  • Chapter 220-77 WAC: Aquaculture Disease Control
    • WAC 220-77-10: Intent
    • WAC 220-77-20: Definitions: Aquaculture disease control 
    • WAC 220-77-30: Finfish aquaculture disease control
    • WAC 220-77-40: Shellfish aquaculture disease control 
    • WAC 220-77-50: Amphibian aquaculture disease control
    • WAC 220-77-60: Marine plant aquaculture disease control
    • WAC 220-77-65: Kelp importation - Permit required
    • WAC 220-77-70: Aquaculture disease control - Emergency provisions
    • WAC 220-77-80: Aquaculture fee schedule
  • Aquatic Nuisance Species