August 7,2023 3:15 a.m.

On Friday, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced a new shellfish opening.

Razor clamming is now open from Cape Blanco north of Port Orford, to the California border.

Recent samples show levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid have dropped below the closure limit. Razor clamming remains open from Seal Rock to the north jetty of the Siuslaw River.

Razor clamming remains closed from the Washington border to Seal Rock, and from the south jetty of the Siuslaw River to Cape Blanco, for elevated levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid. A conservation closure is also in effect through September 30th on Clatsop beaches.

Crab, mussel and bay clam harvesting remain open along the entire Oregon coast.

For more information, visit the ODA recreational shellfish biotoxin closures webpage: https://www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/FoodSafety/Shellfish/Pages/ShellfishClosures.aspx?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery