{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-77.65.220","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 77.65.220","heading":"Commercial fishery licenses for shellfish fisheries—Fees—Rules for species, gear, and areas.","body":"(1) This section establishes commercial fishery licenses required for shellfish fisheries and the annual fees for those licenses. The director may issue a limited entry commercial fishery license only to a person who meets the qualifications established in applicable governing sections of this title.\nFishery\n(Governing section(s))\nAnnual Fee\nApplication Fee\nVessel\nRequired?\nLimited\nEntry?\nResident\nNonresident\n(a) Burrowing shrimp\n$235\n$620\n$105\nYes\nNo\n(b) Crab ring net-\n$180\n$565\n$ 70\nYes\nNo\nPuget Sound\n(c) Dungeness crab-coastal (RCW 77.70.280)\n$345\n$730\n$105\nYes\nYes\n(d) Dungeness crab-\n$180\n$565\n$105\nYes\nYes\nPuget Sound\n(RCW 77.70.110)\n(e) Emerging commercial fishery (RCW 77.70.160 and 77.65.400)\n$335\n$720\n$105\nDetermined\nby rule\nDetermined\nby rule\n(f) Geoduck (RCW\n$ 0\n$ 0\n$ 70\nYes\nYes\n77.70.220)\n(g) Hardshell clam\n$580\n$965\n$ 70\nYes\nNo\nmechanical\nharvester\n(RCW 77.65.250)\n(h) Nonspot shrimp\n$335\n$720\n$105\nYes\nYes\npot-Puget Sound\n(RCW 77.70.425)\n(i) Oyster reserve\n$180\n$565\n$ 70\nNo\nNo\n(RCW 77.65.260)\n(j) Razor clam\n$180\n$565\n$105\nNo\nNo\n(k) Sea cucumber dive\n$280\n$665\n$105\nYes\nYes\n(RCW 77.70.190)\n(l) Sea urchin dive\n$280\n$665\n$105\nYes\nYes\n(RCW 77.70.150)\n(m) Shellfish dive\n$180\n$565\n$ 70\nYes\nNo\n(n) Shellfish pot\n$180\n$565\n$ 70\nYes\nNo\n(o) Shrimp pot-\n$335\n$720\n$105\nYes\nYes\nPuget Sound\n(RCW 77.70.410)\n(p) Shrimp trawl-\n$335\n$720\n$105\nYes\nYes\nPuget Sound\n(RCW 77.70.420)\n(q) Spot shrimp-coastal\n$335\n$720\n$ 70\nYes\nYes\n(r) Squid\n$335\n$720\n$ 70\nYes\nNo\n(2) The director may by rule determine the species of shellfish that may be taken with the commercial fishery licenses established in this section, the gear that may be used with the licenses, and the areas or waters in which the licenses may be used. Where a fishery license has been established for a particular species, gear, geographical area, or combination thereof, a more general fishery license may not be used to take shellfish in that fishery.","path":["Title 77","Chapter 77.65"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=77.65.220","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:15:39Z","sha256":"c923101747381109d2f1b420cc7f322e856425dfa0cf38673c64c683dcab7397","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-77.65.210","next":"us-wa/rcw-77.65.240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}