Commercial fishery licenses for shellfish fisheries—Fees—Rules for species, gear, and areas.
(1) This section establishes commercial fishery licenses required for shellfish fisheries and the annual fees for those licenses. The director may issue a limited-entry commercial fishery license only to a person who meets the qualifications established in applicable governing sections of this title.
Fishery (Governing section(s)) | Annual Fee | Application Fee | Vessel Required? | Limited Entry? |
| Resident | Nonresident | | | |
(a) Burrowing shrimp | $235 | $620 | $105 | Yes | No |
(b) Crab ring net- | $180 | $565 | $ 70 | Yes | No |
Puget Sound | | | | | |
| $345 | $730 | $105 | Yes | Yes |
(d) Dungeness crab- | $180 | $565 | $105 | Yes | Yes |
Puget Sound | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| $335 | $720 | $105 | Determined by rule | Determined by rule |
(f) Geoduck (RCW | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 70 | Yes | Yes |
77.70.220) | | | | | |
(g) Hardshell clam | $580 | $965 | $ 70 | Yes | No |
mechanical harvester | | | | | |
| | | | | |
(h) Oyster reserve | $180 | $565 | $ 70 | No | No |
| | | | | |
(i) Razor clam | $180 | $565 | $105 | No | No |
(j) Sea cucumber dive | $280 | $665 | $105 | Yes | Yes |
| | | | | |
(k) Sea urchin dive | $280 | $665 | $105 | Yes | Yes |
| | | | | |
(l) Shellfish dive | $180 | $565 | $ 70 | Yes | No |
(m) Shellfish pot | $180 | $565 | $ 70 | Yes | No |
(n) Shrimp pot- | $335 | $720 | $105 | Yes | Yes |
Puget Sound | | | | | |
| | | | | |
(o) Shrimp trawl- | $335 | $720 | $105 | Yes | Yes |
Puget Sound | | | | | |
| | | | | |
(p) Spot shrimp-coastal | $335 | $720 | $ 70 | Yes | Yes |
(q) Squid | $335 | $720 | $ 70 | Yes | No |
(2) The director may by rule determine the species of shellfish that may be taken with the commercial fishery licenses established in this section, the gear that may be used with the licenses, and the areas or waters in which the licenses may be used. Where a fishery license has been established for a particular species, gear, geographical area, or combination thereof, a more general fishery license may not be used to take shellfish in that fishery.
NOTES:
Effective date—2018 c 235: See note following RCW
77.65.150.
Finding—Intent—Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 8: See notes following RCW
77.08.010.
Effective date—2011 c 339: See note following RCW
43.84.092.
Finding—Purpose—Intent—1999 c 239: "The legislature finds that it is in the public interest to convert the Puget Sound shrimp fishery from the status of an emerging fishery to that of a limited entry fishery. The purpose of this act is to initiate this conversion, recognizing that additional details associated with the shrimp fishery limited entry program will need to be developed. The legislature intends to complete the development of the laws associated with this limited entry fishery program during the next regular legislative session and will consider recommendations from the industry and the department during this program." [
1999 c 239 s 1.]
Finding—Severability—1994 c 260: See notes following RCW
77.70.280.
Effective date—1994 c 260 ss 1-5, 9-19, and 21-24: See note following RCW
77.70.280.
Contingent effective date—1993 sp.s. c 17 ss 34-47: See note following RCW
77.65.020.
Finding—Contingent effective date—Severability—1993 sp.s. c 17: See notes following RCW
77.32.520.
Severability—Effective date—1977 ex.s. c 327: See notes following RCW
77.65.150.
Effective dates—1971 ex.s. c 283: See note following RCW
77.65.170.
Dungeness crab-Puget Sound fishery license endorsement: RCW
77.70.110.
