This month’s articles focus on our state’s abundant opportunities for harvesting shellfish.

When the tide’s out, the table’s set

Here in Washington, we are lucky in that we can gather delicious, healthy seafood from publicly owned tidelands.

With over 350 open areas and about 275 low tides per year, there are near-endless opportunities to harvest on public lands. Our many varieties of bivalve shellfish are a good source of nutritious local protein.

In our four-part shellfish series, we have helpful information on shellfish identification; licenses; regulations; current seasons for various shellfish; water quality and closures; the state shellfish safety map; tide charts; gear lists; prepping shellfish to eat; recipes; and a wide range of links to other resources.

Read on to get started: