The Downeast Institute is likely sold out of clam seed, delaying Lubec’s seeding program until next year.

Razor clam diggers on the Washington coast will get more opportunities to dig starting next week, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife coastal shellfish managers announced. “Another seven ...

The recent seven-day razor clam dig on Washington beaches began on Thursday, Jan. 29 and will last through Wednesday, Feb. 4. There are digging opportunities at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, and ...

Diggers must have a valid 2025-2026 license. Licenses can be purchased from WDFW’s licensing website and from hundreds of license vendors around the state. All diggers age 16 or older must have a ...

A 2017 file photo of razor clams. Oregon has reopened razor clam harvesting from the Yachats River up to the Washington state border, but other shellfish harvesting remains restricted. Courtesy of ...

Oyster Bay Harbor, Cold Spring Harbor, and Mill Neck Creek are now home to four shellfish sanctuaries and three marine management areas, all of which will ban or limit the clam and oyster harvesting ...

We joined thousands of clammers in search of the tasty shellfish. Kurt Cobain’s memorial and Big Tom burgers were stopovers. Each year, 100,000 people wake up clamoring to dig in the sand for razor ...

ASTORIA, Ore. (KTVZ) - The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday a shellfish harvesting reopening after recent, historically high levels of ...

Oyster Bay is considering changes to its town code that would strengthen its ability to protect areas where shellfish can reproduce — an effort nonprofit leaders and town officials say is essential to ...