This webpage will be updated with season dates, closures, and restrictions. Select a marine area or shrimping district below to learn if it's open for shrimp fishing.
More information on 2025 recreational shrimp fishing is available in our April news release.
Additional dates and times may be announced and added to this webpage if quota remains after the initial shrimp fishing days.
Some shrimp fishing rules apply in all marine areas:
- Each harvester must have a separate container for their catch, either in their possession or identified with their name.
- No minimum carapace size.
- Maximum of two shrimp pots per person and no more than four shrimp pots per boat.
Additional rules are available in the shrimp daily limits and rules section below.
Marine Area 9 - Edmonds, Port Townsend Bay, Admiralty Inlet
All shrimp fishery open days and times:
Open May 21 from 9:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. for all shrimp species in that portion of Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet) located west of a line projected from Possession Point (47.905036 -122.380062) to Apple Cove Point (47.817348 -122.484381).
Non-spot shrimp only fishery dates and times:
Open from June 1 through October 15 with a maximum allowed fishing depth of 150 feet. Pots with a minimum mesh size of 1/2 inch are allowed during this time. All spot shrimp encountered must be released immediately unharmed.
