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Ceremonial & Subsistence Clam Harvest

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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  Gooseberry Tides

Data sourced from USDOC/NOAA/NOS/COOPS (Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services Disclaimer: The official Tide and Tidal Current prediction tables are published annually on October 1, for the following calendar year. Tide and Tidal Current predictions generated prior to the publishing date of the official tables are subject to change. The enclosed data are based upon the latest information available as of the date of your request. Tide and Tidal Current predictions generated may differ from the official predictions if information for the station requested has been updated since the publishing date of the official tables. For more information visit NOAA/COOPS website

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Lummi-style barbecued salmon Ben Starkhouse collecting biological samples from the harvest. Bringing up the purse seine net to land a catch of sockeye salmon. Sampling the Ceremonial and Subsistence catch to obtain biological data for fishery management.
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