Crabbing & Clamming
Licensing Info
Shellfish licenses are valid from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. You can begin buying your next year's license on Dec. 1 of the prior year. If you have questions, please call ODFW licensing staff at 503-947-6101.
2024 crabbing and clamming license, tag and permit fees
Annual Licenses
Annual Shellfish
Resident* $10.00
Nonresident $28.00
* Resident is defined as a person who has resided in Oregon at least six months immediately prior to applying for a license, tag or permit. See the e-regulations for more details.
Sports Pac
includes fishing, shellfish and hunting license; combined angling tag; turkey,
cougar, general or controlled bear tag, elk and deer tags; upland bird and waterfowl validations
Resident $196.50
Resident with Columbia River Basin Endorsement $206.25
Nonresident N/A
Youth Licenses
Annual Combination License (12-17 years old)
includes fishing, hunting and shellfish license and Columbia River Basin Endorsement
Resident/Nonresident $10.00
Youth Sports Pac
includes fishing, shellfish and hunting license; combined angling tag; turkey, cougar, general or
controlled bear tag, elk and deer tags; upland bird and waterfowl validations and the Columbia River Basin Endorsement
Resident $55.00
Nonresident N/A
Disabled Veteran and Uniformed Service Member License
Uniformed Services Annual Shellfish
Resident N/A
Nonresident $10.00
Disabled Veteran Shellfish
Resident FREE
Nonresident N/A
Daily/Multi-day Licenses
Daily Angling and Shellfish Combination
Resident/Nonresident $23.00 ( $24.00 with a Columbia River Basin Endorsement)
Three Day Shellfish
Resident N/A
Nonresident $19.00
Other Permits and Applications
Duplicate Tag
$2.00
Wildlife Area Parking Permit
Daily $10.00
Annual $30.00
Waterway Access Permit*- Nonmotorized Boats
Resident/Nonresident $19.00
* replaces Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Permit for nonmotorized boats
Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Permit - Motorized Boats
Resident N/A
Nonresident $22.00
Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit*
includes disabled clam digging
Resident/Nonresident FREE
Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit
* Regular shellfish license is still required.
Additional Resources
Check the tide table
Incoming and outgoing tides can affect several marine fisheries. For example, clamming is best during low and negative tides.
Clams and Biotoxins
Learn more about the biotoxins that occasionally shut down razor clamming, and sometimes crabbing, on the Oregon coast.
Buy a shellfish license
Fall and winter can be excellent times for crabbing and clamming. And shellfish licenses are quite affordable ($10) for youth and adults 12 and older.
Check out the current Recreation Report
Current conditions and opportunities to crab and clam. Updated weekly by shellfish biologists.