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Washington Sport Fishing Rules: Effective July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016 Shellfish/Seaweed Rules For current beach seasons check http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/beaches/, New: Shellfish Rule Change Hotline (866) 880-5431 or contact the WDFW customer service desk (360) 902-2700 to verify seasons. 3 Steps to Safe and Legal Shellfish Harvest - It's your responsibility! 1 � � � � Know the Rules (You could get a ticket) Is the harvesting season open? Read the rules for seasons, size, and bag limits. For beach seasons, check the website http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/beaches/, the toll-free WDFW Shellfish Rule Change Hotline (866) 880-5431, or contact the WDFW customer service desk (360) 902-2700 to verify seasons. 2 � � � � Pollution Closures (You could get sick) Does the beach meet standards for healthy eating? Some closures are shown on the map on page 131. For more pollution closures visit the Washington Department of Health website at www.doh.wa.gov/shellfishsafety.htm, call (360) 236-3330 or the local county health department. 3 � � � � Marine Biotoxin Closures andVibrio Warnings (You could get sick or die) Is there an emergency closure due to Shellfish Poisoning (PSP/ASP/DSP) or Vibrio bacteria? Check the DOH website at www.doh.wa.gov/shellfishsafety.htm, call (360) 236-3330, or the Shellfish Safety toll-free Hotline at (800) 562-5632. Licenses Possession Limit Safe Handling A Combination or a Shellfish/Seaweed License One daily limit in fresh form. Additional Practices is required for all shellfish (except CRAWFISH) shellfish may be possessed in frozen or and SEAWEED harvest. A catch record card, and processed form. • Water color does not indicate SHELLFISH endorsement is required to fish for DUNGENESS safety. CRAB in Puget Sound. (See License • Rinse your catch in salt (not fresh) water Requirements, page 6). before leaving the beach, quickly cool your Shellfish Safety catch on ice or in a refrigerator, and cook as soon as possible. Designated Harvesters Eating contaminated shellfish or seaweed • Wash all SEAWEED before eating. can cause serious illness or death. The only • Cook shellfish thoroughly before eating. way to be safe is to “Know Before You Dig.” • Cooking, rinsing, or freezing DOES NOT Persons with a disability must have a designated Check the Department of Health (DOH) website destroy all pollutants. CRAB can also harvester companion card issued by WDFW www.doh.wa.gov/shellfishsafety.htm, or call the concentrate pollutants in their internal if using another harvester to assist them with local health department. For shellfish safety organs (crab butter). Clean CRAB before their catch. The person harvesting the catch on closures call the Shellfish Safety Hotline at (800) cooking. Eat only the meat. behalf of the licensee with a disability must be in 562-5632. possession of the designated harvester companion card while assisting the person with a disability. Don't harvest in areas that are polluted. It can Marine Preserves, Both the digger and the person with a disability make you sick. Pollution can come from many must be licensed. The licensee is also required sources like sewage drain pipes, failing septic Conservation & Octopus to be in the direct line of sight of the designated systems, farm practices, wildlife, and pet waste. harvester who is harvesting shellfish for them. If Use sani-cans, vault toilets and other approved Protection Areas this is not possible, the licensee is required to be facilities. Scoop, bag and dispose of human and within ¼ mile of the designated harvester who is pet waste if no facilities are available. For all Shellfish Species, see Marine Area harvesting shellfish for them. Don't harvest in areas with marine biotoxins maps (pages 103-126) for closures: (PSP/ASP/DSP) or Vibrio warnings. AREA 7: San Juan Islands Marine Preserve. You could get sick or die. AREA 9: Edmonds Public Fishing Pier, Brackett's Tideland Ownership Landing Shoreline Sanctuary, Keystone PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISONING (PSP) & Conservation Area, and Admiralty Head Marine AMNESIC SHELLFISH POISONING (ASP) & Preserve. Most Puget Sound, Hood Canal, Grays Harbor, DIARRHETIC SHELLFISH POISONING (DSP): AREA 10: Elliott Bay Public Fishing Pier, Orchard and Willapa Bay beaches are privately owned. • Can make you sick or cause death Rocks Conservation Area, Carkeek Park, Golden SHELLFISH and SEAWEED may not be taken Gardens, Discovery Park, Richey Viewpoint, from private beaches without the owner's or • Can't be destroyed by cooking or freezing Emma Schmitz Memorial, Lincoln Park, and lessee's permission. Private tideland owners • Are produced by algae that usually can't be Eagle Harbor and lessees, and members of their immediate seen AREA 11: Des Moines Fishing Pier, Les Davis family (grandparents, parents, spouse, siblings, Fishing Pier, Colvos Passage Marine Preserve, children, and grandchildren) are exempt from • Do not turn water red like the old name suggests City of Des Moines Park, and South 239th Street personal use daily limits when taking CLAMS, Park, and Saltwater State Park Marine Preserve OYSTERS, and MUSSELS harvested for their VIBRIO BACTERIA: In the summer, sea water AREA 12: Sund Rock Conservation Area, own personal use from their own tidelands. often has high levels of naturally occuring Waketickeh Creek Conservation Area, and Daily limits apply for all other shellfish, all bacteria. Unlike biotoxins, these bacteria can Octopus Hole Conservation Area. other people, and all other beaches. Everyone be killed by cooking. To avoid getting sick, AREA 13: Saltar's Point Conservation Area, harvesting shellfish in excess of the daily limit DOH advises that you COOK ALL SHELLFISH Titlow Beach Marine Preserve, and Z's Reef from private beaches for presumed commercial thoroughly. Marine Preserve purposes needs a shellfish certification from the For more information on PSP, ASP, DSP and Department of Health (see RCW 69.30.010(8)). Vibrio bacteria, visit the DOH website, call the For OCTOPUS Protection Areas, see Marine main office at (360) 236-3330, or contact the Area maps (pages 114-126) for closures: local county health department. AREA 8-1: Deception Pass For reporting tsunami debris, hazardous AREA 10: Alki Beach Junk Yard, and materials, and potential aquatic invasive For an interactive map listing health closures and Seacreast Park Coves 1, 2, and 3. advisories please visit: AREA 11: Three Tree Point, species: http://marinedebris.wa.gov/ Shellfish/Seaweed www.doh.wa.gov/shellfishsafety.htm Redondo Beach, and Les Davis. Days Island. AREA 13: 129 Washington Sport Fishing Rules: Effective July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016 Public Beach Season Information Two different state agencies are responsible for two different types of recreational shellfish harvest closures. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is responsible for conservation closures or season adjustments. These closures are designed to protect and conserve intertidal shellfish populations. The Washington Department of Health (DOH) is responsible for human health-related closures in response to potentially life-threatening environmental conditions, which result from PSP/ASP/DSP, Vibrio bacteria or pollution, as described in the Shellfish Safety section on the previous page. Some, but not all, of these beaches are also closed by WDFW. Permanent WDFW/DOH closures and periodic DOH harvest advisories are shown on the next page. DOH SEASON WDFW SEASON HARVEST STATUS REASON Open Open SAFE & LEGAL Open Closed ILLEGAL Conservation closure or season adjustment Closed Open NOT SAFE Potentially life-threatening environmental conditions Closed Closed NOT SAFE & ILLEGAL Not all beaches have been evaluated by DOH, so if you have any concerns call the local health department or DOH at (360) 236-3330 or (800) 562-5632. In addition, some beaches may be posted with warning signs - look for signs as you access the beach. ALWAYS CHECK BOTH THE CURRENT WDFW SEASON AND THE DOH HEALTH CLOSURE STATUS BEFORE HARVESTING ANY PUBLIC BEACH. For beach locations and seasons, check the WDFW website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/beaches/. The website includes interactive beach maps providing information about access, available species, harvest tips, driving directions, facility descriptions and links to the DOH Shellfish Safety webpages. Also, check the Marine Preserves and Conservation Closures on the previous page before planning your trip. Note: For current beach seasons check http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/beaches/, Shellfish Rule Change Hotline (866) 880-5431 or contact the WDFW customer service desk (360) 902-2700 to verify seasons. RAZOR CLAM seasons occur only after clam samples have been tested by Washington Department of Health (DOH) and are found to be safe for human consumption. Shellfish Are GOOD For You! *Protein-rich *Low-fat *Essential minerals BUT. when gathering your own, remember the 3 C’s of safe shellfish harvest: Check – Chill – Cook! Check for: Chill shellfish – it’s important! Cook shellfish in summer • Health closures and advisories (biotoxin, • Harvest shellfish on the • Vibrio illnesses occur during pollution, Vibrio) www.doh.wa.gov/ outgoing tide summer months ShellfishSafety.htm • Put them on ice as soon as • To kill Vibrio bacteria cook • Harvesting closures (seasons, limits) possible to prevent bacterial shellfish to 145° F for at least wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish growth 15 seconds • Signs on the beach: Follow posted • Keep them cold until they're warnings and closures, and respect ready to eat private property Ask your doctor before eating raw shellfish if you have any concerns about allergies, are taking medications, or have a weakened immune system (such as cancer, liver disease, or HIV). Shellfish are great and healthy food. Avoid illness – follow the 3 C’s. 130 Washington Sport Fishing Rules: Effective July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016 Health Restrictions - Clams, Oysters, and Mussels Before harvesting shellfish check the Department of Health toll-free Shellfish Safety hotline, (800) 562-5632, or (360) 236-3330 in the Olympia area, or on the Internet, www.doh.wa.gov/shellfishsafety.htm.
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  • The Magoun Clam Garden Near Sitka , Alaska

    The Magoun Clam Garden Near Sitka , Alaska

    THE MAGOUN CLAM GARDEN NEAR SITKA, ALASKA: NICHE CONSTRUCTION THEORY MEETS TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE RISKS OF SHELLFISH TOXICITY? Madonna L. Moss Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403; [email protected] Hannah P. Wellman Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403; [email protected] ABSTRACT Located within the Magoun Islands State Marine Park, the Magoun Clam Garden (49-SIT-921) is, to our knowledge, the first clam garden confirmed on the ground in Alaska. Although many “clam gardens” or “clam terraces” constructed by First Nations have been identified in coastal British Co- lumbia, this is the first that we can attribute to Alaska Natives, in this case, to Tlingit ancestors. The site was identified by Madonna Moss, University of Oregon, and Aaron Bean, Sitka Tribe of Alaska, during archaeological survey in July–August 2011. In this paper we review some of the recent theo- retical approaches embedded in the study of these features and urge more explicit use of such theoreti- cal resources. We conclude that although niche construction theory (NCT), resource intensification, resource management and conservation, and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) provide useful frameworks for understanding these kinds of sites, only traditional ecological knowledge, and indig- enous cultural knowledge more generally, have recognized the health risks of shellfish consumption caused by paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). We suggest that studies of clam gardens must take into consideration such risks, which undoubtedly varied over time and across space. SITKA SOUND Moss’s interest in Sitka Sound archaeology began in 1982 when she was stationed in Sitka as an archaeologist Along the shorelines of Sitka Sound, approximately working for the Chatham Area of the Tongass National fifty precontact archaeological sites have been identified Forest.