Southeast Alaska Personal Use Scallop/Clam/Abalone Fishery
Permits & Regulations
For all shellfish species in Southeast Alaska, the possession limit is equal to one daily bag limit.
Scallops
No permit is required.
Season open year-round.
There are no bag or possession limits for scallops, except the daily bag and possession limit is 5 rock scallop (Hinnites sp.) and 10 weathervane scallop (Pecten sp.)
Clams
No permit is required.
Season open year-round.
There are no bag and possession limits on clams, except:
- for razor clams on western Kruzof Island beaches between Cape Edgecumbe and Cape Georgiana, the bag and possession limit is 50 clams; and
- all waters of the Sitka Sound Special Use Area are closed to the taking of razor clams.
Abalone
No Permit is required
Season open year-round
Bag limits are: 5 abalone, 3.5-inch minimum size.
Geoducks:
No permit is required
Season open year-round.
Bag limits are: 6 geoducks, no size restrictions.