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Coastal razor clam
enthusiasts should be able
to find a treasure trove of
bivalves this fall and winter.
The Washington
Department of Fish and
Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish
managers announced 47
days of tentative razor clam
digs from Oct. 6 through
Jan 6 for Long Beach,
Twin Harbors, Copalis, and
Mocrocks beaches.
“THIS RECREATIONAL
RAZOR CLAM SEASON
WILL SEE SIMILAR DIGGING
OPPORTUNITIES TO THE PAST
TWO YEARS, WITH A FULL
DIGGING SCHEDULE AGAIN
FOR THIS FALL,” said Bryce
Blumenthal, a WDFW
coastal shellfish biologist.
“THE TIDES THIS YEAR WILL
ALLOW FOR CLAM GATHERING
OPPORTUNITY IN THE LEAD
UP TO THE THANKSGIVING
AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS,
ALONG WITH HARVESTABLE
DAYLIGHT DIGS FOR THE LATE
AFTERNOONS OF NEW YEAR’S
EVE AND NEW YEAR’S DAY.”
Summer assessment
surveys conducted by
WDFW and tribal comanagers showed a
relatively stable population
of razor clams on all four
beaches. Kalaloch Beach
along the northern Olympic
Peninsula coast won’t be
open due to continuing
issues with depressed
populations of harvestable
clams.
