LONG BEACH, Wash. — Razor clam digging will be open Monday through Thursday on the Long Beach Peninsula and at Twin Harbors.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said marine toxin test indicate the clams are safe to eat.
Low tides are 0.5 feet at 4:49 p.m. on Monday, 0.4 feet at 5:26 p.m. on Tuesday, 0.4 feet at 5:59 p.m. on Wednesday and 0.5 feet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
State officials tentatively have scheduled a nine-day dig starting on March 16, with a switch from evening tides to morning tides mid-way through the period.
Those dates and afternoon low tides are: March 16, 4:15 p.m.; 0.3 feet; March 17, 5:08 p.m., -0.2 feet; March 18, 5:57 p.m., -0.5 feet; March 19, 6:42 p.m., -0.5 feet, and March 20, 7:26 p.m., -0.4 feet.
The switch to morning tides begins on March 21, a Saturday.
Low tides for the four days are: March 21, 7:55 a.m., -0.5 feet; March 22, 8:42 a.m., -0.7 feet; March 23, 9:31 a.m., -0.6 feet, and March 24, 10:21 a.m., -0.3 feet.
All diggers age 15 and older must have a 2014-15 license to harvest razor clams. License options range from a three-day license costing $8.60 to an annual combination fishing license, costing $54.25.
The daily limit is the first 15 clams dug. Each digger’s clams must be kept in a separate container.
