Aquaculture

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers are out with razor clam digging opportunities on four coastal beaches.   “With some of the lowest tides of the fall season and Thanksgiving just around the corner, this next tide series beginning November 13th is your last and best chance to dig razor clams for the holiday dinner table,” said Bryce Blumenthal, a WDFW coastal shellfish b

Marine biotoxin levels have fallen below alert levels in mussels on Oregon’s south coast.  Because of that, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Department of Fish and Wildlife announced harvest is now open.  Sport harvest of mussels has opened from Cape Blanco to the California border, which means sport mussel harvesting is now open along the entire Oregon Coast.  Sport razor clam harves... R

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is out with a new long-term management plan for invasive European green crabs.  The European Green Crab 2025-2031 Management Plan for Washington represents a year-long collaboration with tribal governments, U.S. federa...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that Clatsop beaches will reopen October 1st for razor clam harvesting after the annual conservation closure that began July 15th.  During the conservation closure, biologists assess the razor clam population on these beaches where most of Oregon’s razor clam harvest happens.  Shellfish bio...

Last week’s USDA trade mission to Colombia may benefit the Northwest ag industry in the future.  The goal of the trade mission was to boost American agricultural exports and build upon the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.  Overall Colom...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reported Monday that Invasive European green crabs have been captured near the port of La Push.  This is the first time this invasive species has been reported in this location.  Between traps and hand captures, 33 crabs were removed during the first week of August.   “The detec...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this week the Puget Sound recreational summer crab-fishing season will have two additional days in most marine areas; August 27th and 28th.    “With the addition of these two crabbing days in many Puget Sound marine areas (except Marine Areas 10 and 11), the pre-Labor Day summer fishery will be similar to the recent year average season lengt

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday that areas of the central coast have reopened to mussel and razor clam harvesting.  Razor clam harvest is now open from Tillamook Head to Cape Blanco but remains closed from Cape Blanco to the California border for high levels of domoic acid.  Razor c...

Approximately 1 million young Chinook salmon have died at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)’s Samish Hatchery near Burlington after a mechanical failure at 1 a.m. on Monday morning, April 29.

A total of $7,050,722 is available to Oregon to address poor performance of Oregon's ocean commercial salmon fisheries for 2018, 2019, and 2020.