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Ceremonial & Subsistence Clam Harvest

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Off-Reservation C&S Harvest

Permit required for off-reservation C&S Harvest. Call Dolly at (360)312-2305

  1. Are you C&S harvesting MANILA CLAMS at SEMIAHMOO? Year 2025 quota has been taken - NO MANILA CLAM HARVEST UNTIL NEW QUOTA BEGINS Jan. 1, 2026. 
  2. All other C&S bivalve harvest has daily limit of 50 lbs. (in-shell native littleneck, butter, cockle, mussels or oysters) or 50 lbs. shucked horse clam. 
Click Here for Title 10: Section 10.14.100 - Off Reservation Subsistence Bivalve Harvest

 

Intertidal Shellfish Safety Information Map

Semiahmoo (Drayton Harbor) intertidal shellfish harvest map. GREEN - OPEN for harvest, RED - CLOSED for harvestSemiahmoo (Drayton Harbor) intertidal shellfish harvest map. GREEN - OPEN for harvest, RED - CLOSED for harvest
Birch Bay State Park intertidal shellfish harvest map. GREEN - OPEN for harvest.Birch Bay State Park intertidal shellfish harvest map. GREEN - OPEN for harvest.

On-Reservation C&S Harvest

Permit required for on-reservation Ceremonial Harvest. Call Dolly at (360)312-2305

  • Ceremony defined as funeral, memorial or other ceremonial purpose approved by the Commission
  • Permit required On-Reservation if harvest exceeds 50 pounds (in-shell native littleneck, butter, cockle, mussels or oysters) or 50 lbs. shucked horse clam

Click Here for Title 10: Section 10.14.120 - Ceremonial Clam and Oyster Harvest

No permit needed for On-Reservation Subsistence Harvest

  • C&S bivalve harvest has daily limit of 50 lbs. (in-shell native littleneck, butter, cockle, mussels or oysters) or 50 lbs. shucked horse clam. 
  • May not C&S harvest at same time or management area as commercial opening.
  • Check with LNR to determine health status of harvest area

Click here for Title 10: Section 10.14.090 - On Reservation Subsistence Steamer Clam and Oyster Harvest

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A sturgeon poacher encountered during bycatch monitoring.
A sturgeon poacher encountered during bycatch monitoring.
Digging Manila clams at Brant Flat
Digging Manila clams at Brant Flat
Spot prawns from a pre-season shrimp test
Spot prawns from a pre-season shrimp test

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