SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce a new shellfish opening. Razor clamming is open from the south jetty of the Columbia River to Tillamook Head (south of Seaside). Recent samples show levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid have dropped below the closure limit. Razor clamming remains open from Seal Rock to the California border.

Razor clamming remains closed from Tillamook Head to Seal Rock for elevated levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid.

Mussel harvesting is closed from the Coquille River at Bandon to the California border. Mussel harvesting is open from the south jetty of the Columbia River to Coquille river. Crab, mussel and bay clam harvesting remain open along the entire Oregon coast. Oregon Department of Agriculture will continue to test for shellfish toxins twice per month, 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 Division at (503) 986-4720, or visit the ODA recreational shellfish biotoxin closures webpage.

— ODA