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Always call the shellfish hotline 800-448-2474 prior to harvest
OPEN SEASON: Entire year and at all hours. Exceptions are listed under “Harvest Methods and Restrictions” in the table below, and except when any state agency has issued a public health advisory. To learn about current health advisories, contact Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, 800-448-2474.
OPEN AREAS: All areas are open except Marine Gardens, Research Reserves, Habitat Refuges, and Shellfish Preserves. These areas have signs indicating their locations and are listed and mapped in the Sport Fishing Regulations book.
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Current Season Status |
Crab
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Updated 01/02/2013
Open in all areas of Oregon.
Dungeness crab season is as follows:
- Bays, estuaries, beaches, tide pools, piers and jetties open all year.
- Ocean closed for Dungeness crab October 16 – November 30.
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Bay clams
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Updated 10/06/2009
Open in all areas of Oregon.
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| Razor clams
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Updated 10/15/12
Open in all areas of Oregon.
Annual closure occurs from Tillamook head to the South Jetty of the Columbia River, seasonal closure in this area is July 15 -September 30 (not currently in effect).
Beaches can be closed to all harvest in the event of a biotoxin closure. |
Mussels
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Updated 03/12/2013
Open in all areas of Oregon.
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Contacts
Newport (541) 867-4741
Astoria (503) 325-2462
Charleston (541) 888-5515
Brookings (541) 412-7364
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