Sea cucumber harvest is now closed as of Friday March 1st.
Harvest quotas and landings
Sea Cucumber Harvest Area | 2023-24 State Quota Share | 2023-24 State Fishery Landings |
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San Juan Island - District 1 | 112,990 lbs | 110,500 (CLOSED) |
Strait of Juan de Fuca - District 2-1 | 63,956 lbs | 62,710 (CLOSED) |
Admiralty Inlet - District 2-2 | 42,593 lbs | 42,005 (CLOSED) |
Central Puget Sound - District 3 | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Hood Canal - District 4 | CLOSED | CLOSED |
South Puget Sound - District 5 areas 28A-D | 8,775 lbs | 8,613 (CLOSED) |
South Puget Sound - District 5 area 26D | 5,432 lbs | 4,904 (CLOSED) |
Regulations
CLOSED
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Closed areas pertain to the commercial sea cucumber fishery. In addition, see permanent WACs 220-302 and 220-303 for more information on Marine Preserves and Conservation Area closures. Legal descriptions of commercial sea cucumber harvest districts are found in WAC 220-340-730 Sea Cucumbers. Legal descriptions of commercial sea cucumber catch reporting areas can be found in WAC 220-301-040 Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas within Puget Sound.
Permanent WACs
- 220-340-030: Shellfish Harvest Logs
- 220-340-730: Permanent Sea Cucumber Fishing Regulations
- 220-305: Fish Rules of General Application
- 220-320: Shellfish - Definitions, Classifications and General Rules
- 220-353: General Commercial Fishery Rules
- 220-340-040: Sale of Commercially Caught Shellfish
- 220-352: Fish Receiving Tickets, Sales, Commercial Duties, and Recordkeeping
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