OLYMPIA — Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have given the go-ahead for the next round of razor clam digs on coastal beaches beginning Sunday, Oct. 3.
The announcement comes after the Washington Department of Health confirmed Tuesday that marine toxin levels are within allowable limits and razor clams from all open beaches are safe to eat.
Many diggers found success during the first opener in late September.
An estimated 55,700 diggers in the first nine days harvested more than 1 million clams, with many of those harvesting their limit, according to Dan Ayres, coastal shellfish manager with WDFW.
“I don’t think we could’ve asked for a better first round of digs,” Ayres said. “Some days nearly every digger was getting their 20 clams, and we came very close to what we projected the catch would be.”