The Town of Westport Island will be issuing two (2) Resident Commercial and two (2) Non-Resident Commercial Shellfi sh
licenses for the 2018-2019 Shellfi sh Season that is set to begin on May 1, 2018. Licensing will follow the process contained in
Section 5 of the Town of Westport Island Shellfi sh Conservation Ordinance.
The license applicant must produce two pieces of acceptable identifi cation showing current residence address. The applications for all shellfish licenses are available at the Town Office and can be obtained during normal offi ce hours. The Westport Island Town Office is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays; and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays.
All shellfish licenses will go on sale starting at 11 am on Tuesday, May 1, at the Westport Island Town Office.
A Commercial Harvester License Credit program has been created to establish priority in issuing commercial licenses. Details of this credit program are available at the Town Office.
Resident Recreational Licenses will be limited to thirty-one (31)
and Non-Resident Recreational Licenses are limited to four (4).
License Fees
Resident Commercial Shellfi sh License…………$150.00
Non-Resident Commercial Shellfi sh License……$300.00
Resident Recreational Shellfi sh License…………$ 15.00
Non-Resident Recreational Shellfi sh License……$ 30.00
