WA State Commercial Sea Cucumber Fishery

For District 1, the remaining quota will be reached by the end of this week, and it will be closed as of Monday December 23rd. The partial limit is 400 pounds/license for harvesters that already confirmed their participation with me. Updated regulations below.

Harvest quotas and landings

Sea Cucumber Harvest Area2024-25 State Quota Share2024-25 State Fishery Landings
San Juan Island - District 1113,459 lbs110,750
Strait of Juan de Fuca - District 2-163,956 lbs62,731 (CLOSED)
Admiralty Inlet - District 2-242,593 lbs44,571 (CLOSED)
Central Puget Sound - District 3CLOSEDCLOSED
Hood Canal - District 4CLOSEDCLOSED
South Puget Sound - District 5 areas 28A-D8,775 lbs8,633 (CLOSED)
South Puget Sound - District 5 area 26D5,432 lbs5,318 (CLOSED)

Regulations

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   The following section of Washington Administrative Code is repealed, effective December 23, 2024:

   WAC 220-340-73000V   Sea Cucumbers  (24-280)

 

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Sea cucumber harvest districts and reporting areas

Closed areas pertain to the commercial sea cucumber fishery. In addition, see permanent WACs 220-302 and 220-303 for more information on Marine Preserves and Conservation Area closures. Legal descriptions of commercial sea cucumber harvest districts are found in WAC 220-340-730 Sea Cucumbers. Legal descriptions of commercial sea cucumber catch reporting areas can be found in WAC 220-301-040 Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas within Puget Sound.

Permanent WACs