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A geoduck (Panopea abrupta), pronounced gooey-duck, is a large salt-water clam that burrows deep under coastal tidelands of the Pacific northwest, particularly Puget Sound. Considered a delicacy in Asian cuisines, geoducks are a lucrative local industry, and they are controlled by governmental offices to maintain an ecologically sound community.
Recent harvests by the Taylor Shellfish Farms, in Pierce County, Washington State have come under fire from the Coalition to Protect Puget Sound Habitat and the Case Inlet Beach Association, because of a licensing dispute.News Tribune: Geoduck harvest back on again in Pierce County (August 28, 2008)
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- Adult weight: Up to 1.9 poundsWashington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife: Geoduck (Panopea abrupta)
- Lifespan: Reaches adulthood in 5-10 yearsWashington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife: Geoduck (Panopea abrupta)
- Oldest recorded geoduck: 168 yearsWashington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife: Geoduck (Panopea abrupta)
- Origins of name: Anglicized version of Native American gweduc, "dig deep"Post Intelligencer: Geoducks: Catching the burrowing clams ... (July 14, 2005)
- Habitat: Burrows to 360 feet deep as juveniles and never move again <ref name="pi">Post Intelligencer: Geoducks: Catching the burrowing clams ... (July 14, 2005)
- Harvest season: During a minus two feet tidePost Intelligencer: Geoducks: Catching the burrowing clams ... (July 14, 2005)
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Field Guide to the Geoduck (Sasquatch Field Guide Series) - $6.95
In this fully illustrated field guide, David George Gordon introduces us to the geoduck-that peculiar-looking, giant burrowing clam that grows to more than 8 inches in length and weighs as much as 14 pounds. This field guide will appeal to ...
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Preserving low-frequency climate signals in growth records of geoduck clams (Panopea abrupta) [An article from: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology] - $5.95
This digital document is a journal article from Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purcha...
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