Tweet SPOKANE – “Puddles,” Washington State’s first mussel detection dog, proved this holiday weekend that a canine partner is invaluable in the fight against Aquatic Invasive Species. While working the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) boat check station … Continue reading →
Tweet BRUNSWICK, Ga. (May 6, 2020) — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently completed the first phase of a major oyster bed restoration project in Glynn County. (Click here for a video.) Marine biologists and technicians with DNR’s … Continue reading →
Tweet WDFW acts to protect Washington communities from the spread of COVID-19 OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) today announced that recreational fishing, shellfish harvesting and spring turkey and bear hunting seasons will be delayed in … Continue reading →
Tweet OLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can round up their shovels, clam guns and tubes for a six-day dig beginning March 6. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved a dig on evening low … Continue reading →
TweetOLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can return to ocean beaches for four days of digging beginning Feb. 20. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved a dig on evening low tides after marine toxin … Continue reading →
Tweet Beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday, February 27, 2020, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will be launching an online ordering portal to provide the oyster industry with hatchery-reared oyster larvae produced at the Michael C. Voisin Oyster … Continue reading →
TweetThe Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is required to make public notice regarding the nonpayment of fees related to oyster leases on both its website and in the official journal of the parish in which the delinquent lease is … Continue reading →
Tweet Abundance of clams means more digging opportunities this spring OLYMPIA – State shellfish managers have tentatively scheduled razor clam digs on ocean beaches for dates through April. “We have lots of razor clams on area beaches this year, and … Continue reading →
TweetOLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can return to ocean beaches for seven days of digging beginning Feb. 6. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved a dig on evening low tides after marine toxin … Continue reading →
TweetWDFW approves a six-day razor clam dig starting Tuesday OLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can return to ocean beaches for six days of digging beginning Jan. 21. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved … Continue reading →
TweetOLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can return to ocean beaches for seven days of digging beginning Jan. 8. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved a dig on evening low tides after marine toxin … Continue reading →
Tweet The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) set the 2020 bay scallop season in Gulf County (including St. Joseph Bay) via Executive Order to open Aug. 16, 2020, and remain open through Sept. 24, 2020, closing Sept. 25. … Continue reading →
Tweet OLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can return to ocean beaches for a seven-day opening beginning November 24. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the dig on evening low tides after marine toxin … Continue reading →
TweetInformation: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) needs public input on the Gulf County (including St. Joseph Bay) bay scallop season for 2020 and future years. Share your input at an in-person workshop starting at 5:30 p.m. local … Continue reading →
Tweet BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Nov. 7, 2019) — The recreational shellfish harvest area in Glynn County south of Downing Musgrove Causeway between Jekyll Island and Brunswick will re-open to the public at 7 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Mark Williams, commissioner of the Georgia Department … Continue reading →
Tweet A new study finds specific locations where blue mussel farms could increase the blue economy. Line with blue mussel growth from offshore experimental farm site. Photo: NOAA Fisheries Offshore mussel farm sites need to have the right temperature, food availability, … Continue reading →
TweetOLYMPIA – State shellfish managers have tentatively scheduled additional razor clam digs on ocean beaches for dates in October, November and December. Final approval of all scheduled openings will depend on whether results of marine toxin tests show the clams … Continue reading →
Tweet OLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can return to Mocrocks and Copalis beaches for a seven-day opening beginning Oct. 26. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the dig on evening low tides after … Continue reading →
Tweet Oyster reef construction on Virginia’s Lynnhaven River includes moving substrate from a barge into the water to form a reef. It has been roughly two years since construction of restored oyster reefs was under way in Virginia’s Lynnhaven River, … Continue reading →
Tweet OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today that razor clam digging will move ahead at Twin Harbors and Long Beach this weekend, after tests revealed that shellfish from these coastal beaches are safe to … Continue reading →
