Razor clam hunters

A seven-day razor clam dig continues today, with two more beaches opening up over the weekend. The opening concludes on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Digging days and evening tides during the current opening are:

• Today; 5:02 p.m., -0.6 feet, Long Beach, Twin Harbors

• Friday; 5:45 p.m., -0.9 feet, Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks

• Saturday; 6:26 p.m., -1.0 feet, Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks, Copalis

• Sunday; 7:05 p.m., -0.9 feet, Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks

• Monday, Dec. 8; 7:44 p.m., -0.6 feet, Long Beach, Twin Harbors

• Tuesday, Dec. 9; 8:21 pm, -0.2 feet, Long Beach, Twin Harbors

Fish &Wildlife has proposed another dig in mid-December beginning on Dec. 19, if upcoming marine toxin tests are favorable.

Shellfish managers also announced a new schedule of proposed digs for early 2015, which extends an opening tentatively set for Dec. 31. The schedule proposes six more days of digging during the first week in January and three more multi-day digs through February.

Under state law, diggers are required to keep the first 15 clams they dig. Each digger’s clams must be kept in a separate container. All diggers age 15 or older must have an applicable 2014-15 fishing license to harvest razor clams on any beach.

Licenses, ranging from a three-day razor clam license to an annual combination fishing license, are available on the department’s website at http://ift.tt/1czn9Tv and from license vendors around the state.

Fish &Wildlife has razor clam recipes as well as advice on digging and cleaning clams on its webpage at http://ift.tt/18hSAzn.