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DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS
Section 220-320-010 - Shellfish-Classification

Wash. Admin. Code § 220-320-010

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Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024
Section 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) phum

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

Wash. Admin. Code § 220-320-010

Decodified by WSR 17-05-112, Filed 2/15/2017, effective 3/18/2017. Recodified from § 220-12-020.
Amended by WSR 19-13-013, Filed 6/7/2019, effective 7/8/2019
Amended by WSR 22-08-048, Filed 3/31/2022, effective 5/1/2022

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. 12-09-046 (Order 12-61), § 220-12-020, filed 4/13/12, effective 5/14/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 10-07-105 (Order 10-64), § 220-12-020, filed 3/19/10, effective 5/1/10; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 220-12-020, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04; 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. 98-06-031, § 220-12-020, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-12-020, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; 91-10-024 (Order 91-22), § 220-12-020, filed 4/23/91, effective 5/24/91; 88-12-025 (Order 88-28), § 220-12-020, filed 5/25/88, effective 8/22/88; 87-23-006 (Order 87-187), § 220-12-020, filed 11/6/87; 86-24-046 (Order 86-190), § 220-12-020, filed 11/26/86; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-12-020, filed 4/9/85; 85-01-010 (Order 84-214), § 220-12-020, filed 12/7/84; 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.