Shellfish
Our Mission
The Shellfish Department of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians strives to maximize and optimize the shellfish harvest rights secured through the Treaty of Medicine Creek. The department is tasked with protecting the habitats and populations of shellfish while providing a safe environment for the purpose of commercial, ceremonial and subsistence fishing opportunities for tribal members.
Department Resources
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Buyers
October 2025 buyers list
Posted on: October 29, 2025-
Crab
26D subsistence crab regulation 25-26
Posted on: July 15, 202526D Commercial Dungeness Regulation 2025 Closure
Posted on: May 9, 20252025 Region 6 Winter Crab Survey
Posted on: February 10, 2025Blair Waterway and Saltchuk Site Crab Survey
Posted on: March 21, 2022Red Rock Crab (Cancer Productus) Width/Length Analysis
Posted on: March 3, 2017Escape Ring Experiments
Posted on: January 7, 2017Crabber Educational Brochure
Posted on: September 1, 2016Region 7 Map for Crabbers
Posted on: August 30, 2016Region 6 Map for Crabbers
Posted on: August 30, 2016-
Cucumber
2025-26 Commercial Sea Cucumber Regulation
Posted on: August 26, 2025Titlow Beach Sea Cucumber No Harvest Area
Posted on: September 1, 2016Hale Pass Sea Cucumber Refuge Closure
Posted on: September 1, 2016-
Drug Testing
August drug testing
Posted on July 8, 2025Drug tests are required during the month of August 2025 for commercial dive harvesters. Please see drug testing facility info below. Best times to visit are 2-5pm. Busiest time for testing is 12-1pm.
Do not disclose any prescription medications you may be taking at the time of your drug test. If a prescription medication is causing a positive test, you will need to verify the prescription at a later time.
Fastest Labs Tacoma
2115 S 56th St #105
Tacoma, WA 98409https://www.fastestlabs.com/tacoma/
(253) 201-3223
M-F 9am-5pm-
Geoduck
2025-2026 second half geoduck permitting
2025-26 Second half commercial geoduck permits will be issued at the shellfish office September 22nd – 26th, from 10am to 3pm (including lunch hour). If you cannot appear during these times, contact the department and an arraignment can be made to accommodate your schedule.
To be eligible to receive a permit you will need:
- Current dive physical (issued on or after 10/1/2024)
- Current CPR/first aid certification (issued on or after 10/1/2023)
- Passing UA test results
- Puyallup Tribal fisher ID card with current yearly sticker on back (’25-’26)
- Shellfish Department issued ID card
- No current court ordered suspensions or fines
There is a $25 fee for lost Shellfish Department ID cards.
Permits issued after 10/1/25 will require dive physicals and CPR/first aid certifications to be current on the day the permit is issued.
Save time and headaches: Call and verify your eligibility status before coming to the shellfish office for a permit (253) 573-7992.
Normandy Park ’25 – ’26 second half regulation
Posted on: October 8, 2025Wollochet Harbor ’25 – ’26 regulation
Posted on: August 26, 2025Normandy Park Geoduck Tract Map
Posted on: August 4, 2025Geoduck harvest training policy
Posted on: May 21, 2025Fauntleroy ’25 – ’26 first half regulation
Posted on April 25, 2025Wollochet Harbor map
Posted on: July 12, 2024Geoduck Harvest Sustainability Forecast
Posted on: February 26, 2024Fauntleroy South Geoduck Tract Map
Posted on: September 27, 2022Geoduck Harvest Forecast Presentation
Posted on: March 26, 2019Geoduck Harvester Trainee Dive Log Form
Posted on: March 15, 2019Maury Island tract map
Posted on: June 2, 2017How to Become a Geoduck Diver
Posted on: October 16, 2024- Surface supplied air dive training:
- YSS Dive (360) 877-2318
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Shellfish Code
Shellfish Code
Posted on: September 13, 2016-
Shrimp
2025 Ceremonial Subsistence spot prawn regulation 28A and B
Posted on: July 9, 20252025 28B 28A Spot prawn commercial close
Posted on: June 5, 2025Commercial shrimp harvest log
Posted on: June 2, 20252025 26D spot prawn
Posted on: May 30, 20252025 spot prawn regulation
Posted on: May 21, 2025-
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Urchin
2024-25 Commercial Green Urchin Regulations
Posted on: September 19, 2024