Don't by a license and just do your thing anyways if you want or just pretty much give up. I bought my shellfish this year and that's it, the rest just seems like to much of a scam for very little pidgen holed opportunity. I'll keep buying my hunting license until that does not make sense either.

I can dig clams and get oysters close to home with decent opportunities, but the "Asian Train" from pierce and king counties is quickly wiping all the beaches out around here just like they did in Case Inlet. They show up by the car loads and dig 5 gallon bucket fulls, double fisted untill the beach is wiped out. Then they cut all the eel grass and pick the beach clean of sea lettuce and kelp, then move onto the next beach and do the same thing. F&W can write all the felony tickets they want but it has no impact.

After a season of them it's like a bull dozer turned over the beach and your lucky to find a small horse clam or cockerel. They will completely wipe out a butterclam population in no time at all.

not trying to offend any Asian people but you even know what I mean..