PDFWAC 220-320-010

Shellfish—Classification.

The following species are classified as shellfish under RCW 77.12.047 and are subject to the provisions of this title:
Mussel
Blue mussel
Mytilus trossulus
California mussel
Mytilus californianus
Mediterranean mussel
Mytilus galloprovincialis
Scallops
Pacific pink scallop
Chlamys rubida
Rock scallop
Crassadoma gigantea
Spiny scallop
Chlamys hastata
Weathervane scallop
Patinopecten caurinus
Clams
All macoma clams
Macoma spp.
Butter clam
Saxidomus gigantea
Nuttall's/Heart cockle
Clinocardium nuttallii
Geoduck
Panopea generosa
Horse or Gaper clam
Tresus nuttallii,
 
Tresus capax
Mud or soft shell clam
Mya arenaria
Manila clam
Ruditapes (Venerupis) philippinarum
Piddock
Zirfaea pilsbryi
Razor clam
Siliqua patula
Rock or native littleneck
clam
Leukoma staminea
Varnish clam
Nuttallia obscurata
All other marine clams existing in Washington in a wild state
 
Oysters
All oysters
(Ostreidae)
Squid
 
All squid
(Sepiolida , Loliginidae, or Ommastrephidae)
Octopus
 
Octopus
Enteroctopus dofleini
Barnacles
Goose barnacle
Pollicipes polymerus
Shrimp
Dock shrimp
Pandalus danae
Coonstripe shrimp
Pandalus hypsinotus
Ghost or sand shrimp
Neotrypaea spp.
Humpy shrimp
Pandalus goniurus
Mud shrimp
Upogebia pugettensis
Ocean pink shrimp
Pandalus jordani
Pink shrimp
Pandalus eous
Sidestripe shrimp
Pandalus (Pandalopsis) dispar
Spot shrimp
Pandalus platyceros
Crab
Dungeness crab
Metacarcinus (Cancer) magister
Red rock crab
Cancer productus
Tanner crab
Chionoecetes tanneri
King and box crab
Lopholithodes spp.
Blue king crab
Paralithodes platypus
Red king crab
Paralithodes camtschaticus
Golden king crab
Lithodes aequispinus
Crawfish
Crawfish
Pacifastacus sp.
Sea cucumber
California sea cucumber
Apostichopus (Parastichopus) californicus
Sea urchin
Green urchin
Strongylocentrotus
droebachiensis
Red urchin
Mesocentrotus (Strongylocentrotus)
franciscanus
Purple urchin
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.04-055 [77.04.055], 77.12.045, and 77.12.047. WSR 22-08-048, § 220-320-010, filed 3/31/22, effective 5/1/22. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.055, 77.12.020, and 77.12.047. WSR 19-13-013 (Order 18-120), § 220-320-010, filed 6/7/19, effective 7/8/19. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, and 77.12.047. WSR 17-05-112 (Order 17-04), recodified as § 220-320-010, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17; WSR 17-01-055 (Order 16-326), § 220-12-020, filed 12/14/16, effective 1/14/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 34.05.353 (1)(b), (c), and (d), 77.12.047, 77.50.050, and chapters 77.65 and 77.70 RCW. WSR 12-09-046 (Order 12-61), § 220-12-020, filed 4/13/12, effective 5/14/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. WSR 10-07-105 (Order 10-64), § 220-12-020, filed 3/19/10, effective 5/1/10; WSR 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 220-12-020, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04; WSR 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), § 220-12-020, filed 2/14/03, effective 5/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080. WSR 98-06-031, § 220-12-020, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. WSR 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-12-020, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; WSR 91-10-024 (Order 91-22), § 220-12-020, filed 4/23/91, effective 5/24/91; WSR 88-12-025 (Order 88-28), § 220-12-020, filed 5/25/88, effective 8/22/88; WSR 87-23-006 (Order 87-187), § 220-12-020, filed 11/6/87; WSR 86-24-046 (Order 86-190), § 220-12-020, filed 11/26/86; WSR 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-12-020, filed 4/9/85; WSR 85-01-010 (Order 84-214), § 220-12-020, filed 12/7/84; WSR 83-24-024 (Order 83-200), § 220-12-020, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; Order 1186, § 220-12-020, filed 1/13/75; Order 990, § 220-12-020, filed 5/11/72; Order 807, § 220-12-020, filed 1/2/69, effective 2/1/69; Order 677, Shellfish classification, filed 3/31/66; Order 256, Shellfish classification, filed 3/1/60; Abalone and octopus from Order 483 and 256, filed 3/1/60.]