Restoring cockles to boost population
The Squaxin Island Tribe is exploring whether local populations of native cockles—an important food source for tribal members—can be supplemented…
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Tribe, partners discover cancer in cockles
The Suquamish Tribe’s work to increase the regional cockle population for harvest has resulted in an unexpected discovery. Cockle cancer.…
Heat dome found to be deadly for some shellfish species, but not for others
June’s intense heat dome, ill-timed with extremely low tides, left shellfish dead on some beaches across Puget Sound and the…
Suquamish Tribe revives cockle population for tribal harvest
After four years of carefully rearing cockles from broodstock, the Suquamish Tribe celebrated its successful efforts with clam bakes last…
Cockles Raised in Floating Nursery for Population Boost
Suquamish Tribe shellfish biologist Elizabeth Unsell was nervous about spreading several years’ worth of work on a beach recently, in…
Suquamish Tribe, Partners Explore Hatchery Program for Cockles
The Suquamish Tribe is researching development of a hatchery program for cockles. “While they are not harvested commercially by the…