Razor Clamming Closes On The Central Oregon Coast

Oregon – Official Release: The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce a new shellfish closure. 

Sport harvest of razor clams has closed from Cascade Head to Cape Blanco, and is now closed from Cascade Head to the California border for elevated levels of domoic acid biotoxin. Sport razor clam harvesting remains open from the Washington border to Cascade Head. 

Sport mussel, bay clamming and crabbing is open along the entire Oregon coast.

Oregon Department of Agriculture will continue to test for shellfish toxins weekly, as tides and weather permit. Reopening an area closed for biotoxins requires two consecutive tests with results below the closure limit. Contact Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for recreational license requirements, permits, rules and limits.

For more information call Oregon Department of Agriculture’s (ODA) shellfish biotoxin safety hotline at (800) 448-2474, the Food Safety Shellfish Desk at (503) 986-4726, or visit the ODA recreational shellfish biotoxin closures webpage.

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