Clam Hungry No More
After months of toxin-induced closures, Quinault Indian Nation (QIN) diggers got a chance to harvest razor clams during brief openers…
Tag: Razor Clams
Robust Razor Clam Populations Greet QIN Diggers
Razor clams were the hero Quinault Indian Nation (QIN) tribal members needed following three seasons of blueback (sockeye) salmon fishery…
QIN Commercial razor clam dig
The Quinault Indian Nation’s commercial razor clam digs bring income to tribal members when seasonal jobs are scarce. The tribe…
Coastal razor clam harvest closed indefinitely
The state Department of Health has closed the non-tribal razor clam harvest for the Washington coast indefinitely and Quinault Indian…
Razor clam digs scheduled following surveys
It’s a mixed bag of razor clam populations on beaches from Copalis to Kalaloch, an annual survey by the Quinault…
Tribes and State Predict Decent Kalaloch Razor Clam Season
The Peninsula Daily News has a column regarding the upcoming razor clam harvest for Kalaloch Beach.
Coastal Tribes Help Protect Public Health
[display_podcast] Protecting the health of Quinault Indian Nation (QIN) tribal members and others is the main priority of harmful algal…
Razor Clams Important Culturally and Economically to QIN
“It helps us pay our bills,” said Anderson during a commercial razor clam dig on Roosevelt Beach. “Many people are unemployed. It’s survival for us. We fish, dig clams and hunt. We have six kids, so every little bit helps.”
Quinault Indian Nation Cooperating On Research To Improve Razor Clam Knowledge
TAHOLAH (April 11, 2006) – Ocean waves pound the beach and wind-driven spray chills the fingers of Quinault Indian Nation (QIN) shellfish biologist Kelly Curtis and tribal technicians on a late winter day near Ocean Shores. The crew is out completing a winter razor clam survey as part of a five-year cooperative effort by QIN and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to improve estimates of natural razor clam mortality, a critical piece of information used in setting harvest rates.
Razor clams are important to QIN both culturally and economically. Culturally, razor clams have been a part of tribal diets and ceremonies for thousands of years. QIN is also the only Washington tribe that has a commercial razor clam enterprise; a small but vital supplement to tribal incomes. QIN and WDFW co-operatively manage the razor clam resource on off-reservation beaches within the nation’s traditional gathering areas.