The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing rule changes around harvesting shellfish from the state's ...

The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife has proposed rule changes for recreational clam, mussel, and oyster seasons, as well as increasing the size of harvestable cockles, and a reduction ...

Illegal harvesting contributes to declining fish stocks and aquatic habitat destruction, as well as threatens food safety, and impacts the sustainability of fisheries for coastal and Indigenous ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Public Health has lifted its closure of shellfish harvesting from Port Townsend Bay, Marrowstone Island, Kilisut Harbor and Mystery Bay. Those areas had been closed to ...

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County beaches have been closed for recreational shellfish harvesting for all species due to high paralytic shellfish poison levels in samples sent to the state Department of ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 5, 2026 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The waters of Escambia Bay are open again to shellfish harvesting, according to the Florida Department of ...

For over two decades, Suquamish tribal member Joshua George has dived into the emerald waters of the Salish Sea looking for an unusually phallic clam that’s coveted thousands of miles away. George is ...

The reopening follows testing that confirmed the water and shellfish meet NSSP standards under the Biotoxin Management Plan.

The reopening follows testing that confirmed the water and shellfish meet NSSP standards under the Biotoxin Management Plan.