razor clam season

February 17 2022 658AM PST. This clam has a long narrow thin shell with a smooth brown coating.

Washington Coast Resumes Razor Clam Digging Tentative Schedules Through Dec Oregon Living Washington Beaches Clams

25 2021 Species affected.

. Daily limit is increased to 20 clams per harvester. 47 at Twin Harbors. Its been a great season and we are excited that abundant razor clam populations will allow us to increase the daily limit as we near. These clams may be taken by hand shovel clam gun or tube that meets the specifications of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Found only on Pacific coastal beaches. Razor Clams Specific low tides for AM. Razor clam seasons occur only after clam samples have been tested for marine biotoxins by Washington Department of Health DOH and are found to be safe for human consumption. Razor clams have been quite large averaging 43 at Long Beach.

The season wrapped up on May 7 and Ayres said that the future shows one of the strongest populations seen in the past 25. Each diggers clams must be kept in a separate container and all diggers must keep. According to Ayres nearly half-a-million digger trips taken during 120 calendar days of digging in the 20212022 season. OLYMPIA Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife WDFW confirmed Friday that the next round of razor clam digging can proceed as planned from April 16-21 with an increased limit of 20 clams.

Because Alaskan Razor Clams live in the tide pools and on the beaches Alaskan Razor Clam Digging is done during our periodic low tides which ONLY occur about once a month and last for about 3 to 5 days. Check through the sand removed from your hole for any additional clams prior to digging a new hole. On all open beaches Long Beach Twin Harbors Mocrocks and Copalis the daily limit from April 29 through May 7 is 20 clams instead of the usual 15. Whether razor clams are dug for commercial or recreational purposes the result is the same.

The razor clam season in Oregon closes from July 15 to September 30 north of Tillamook Head. The limit for razor clams is the first 15 dug meaning that diggers cannot sort or release the clams. Razor Clam Lifecycle There are male and female razor clams. 30 to protect the young clams.

The Pacific razor clam is one of the most sought after shellfish in the state of Washington. Coastal Shellfish Manager Dan Ayres provided a wrap-up of the recent razor clam digging season calling it memorable. Fragile thin elongated shells are covered with shiny tan lacquer-like skin coating the shell. After some great fall and winter razor clamming we still have plenty of harvestable clams ready to go for some equally great digging during spring low tides said Dan.

Recreational digging for razor clams is. During one recent season Washingtons recreational razor clam fishery saw more than 280000 digger trips with diggers harvesting 4 million clams for the season. Ninilchik State Recreation Area. Spawning occurs in late Julyearly August and is believed to be triggered by water temperature which must be about 55 F.

Razor clams are large meaty sweet-tasting clams that are prized by clam diggers. The commercial razor clam season usually runs 60 days in spring through summer. It is not unusual to have as many as 1000 people per mile during a nice spring weekend day. These same beaches are closed to razor clamming from July 15 to Sept.

The 18 mile stretch of Clatsop beaches account for 95 of Oregons. In this area between 30000 and 35000 days of effort are expended annually to harvest a million clams. Razor clams dug must be retained regardless of size. Razor clams have the ability of digging up to a foot per minute and have been found more than four feet deep in the sand.

Commercial harvesters access the spits by boat. Razor Clam Recreational Harvest Information PDF 796 kB Clam Gulch State Recreation Area. Opens Razor clam seasons. They have a relatively restricted range 95 percent of all razor clams are harvested from 18 miles of beach in Clatsop County.

Razor Clams Siliqua Patula Grows to 6. And 45 at Mocrocks. Openers digging allowed from 12. State shellfish managers have tentatively scheduled 25 razor clam digs on ocean beaches in March and April.

September 13 2021 Razor clam digs approved Sept. Tentantive razor clam digs set for spring season. Generally the most productive commercial razor clam harvests on the Willapa Bay sand spits occur between tidal elevations of -30 and 20 feet but can extend to 30. Razor clams are found in stable sandy surf-swept beaches of the open coast and some coastal bays.