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Related Links

Government

• Washington State Department of Ecology - Geoduck information.
• Washington State Department of Natural Resources - Geoduck aquaculture page.
• Washington State Department of Health - Office of Shellfish and Water Protection.
• Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife - Washington public beaches for clam and oyster harvest.
• Puget Sound Partnership (Formerly the Puget Sound Action Team).
• Washington's Sea Grant - Geoduck Research program
• State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game - Mariculture and Aquatic Farming.
• Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission - Shellfish information.
• British Columbia government - Shellfish/geoduck aquaculture page.
• Aquatic Nuisance Species web site - WDFW.
• Invasive Species Council - Washington Recreation and Conservation Office.
• Current SMP Guidelines (Part III). Note: Current Aquaculture Guidelines are found at 173.26.241(3)(b)."
• NOAA's 2008 National Symposium on Shellfish and the Environment - Rhode Island
• Massachusetts Aquaculture BMPs
• Annual Report on Commercial and Recreational Shellfish Areas (WA Dept. Of Health)

Private

• Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association
• Protect Our Shorelines, a waterfront property owners’ group
• Save Our Shorelines, a waterfront property owners’ group
• Underwater Harvesters Association

Reference Documents

• Thurston County Geoduck Policy Letter
• Request for AG Opinion on Geoduck Permit Requirements (from Rep. Lantz)
• AG Opinion on Geoduck Permit Requirements
• DOH Harvest Site Application Database
• Swinomish Decision - Summary of Key Points
• Swinomish vs. WWGMHB Decision + Compliance Orders
• DNR Land Survey Scope of Work
• DNR Sample Geoduck Lease
• DNR Biological Survey Scope of Work
• DNR Draft Environmental Monitoring Plan
• Protecting Nearshore Habitat and Functions in Puget Sound publication (pdf) - This guidance has been developed as a companion to the Department of Ecology’s SMA Guidelines and critical areas protection guidance offered by the Community, Trade, and Economic Development Department.
• March 25th decision of the Pierce County Hearings Examiner Decision (re: Taylor Shellfish)

Below are links to relevant pages from the Permit Handbook, a publication of Ecology and the Governor's Office of Regulatory Assistance. The relevant pages are permits that may be required for shellfish aquaculture. Please note that some of the permit descriptions have links to a schematic which diagrams the permit process.

• 401 Water Quality Certification
• Aquaculture Registration and Transfer Permit
• Aquatic Farm Registration
• Aquatic Use Authorization
• Coastal Zone Management Certification
• Section 404 Discharge Permit
• Shellfish Operation License and Certificate of Approval
• Shoreline Conditional Use Permit
• Shoreline Substantial Development Permit
• State Environmental Policy Act