Aging Geoduck is as easy as counting rings on a shell
Like rings on a tree trunk, the rings on a geoduck shell reveal the age of the bivalve. With some...
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Traditional Foods Program Expands with Tidal Seafood Garden
Standing in ankle-deep mud on Sequim Bay, Jamestown tribal citizen Mackenzie Grinnell slams a...
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Suquamish Sells Fresh, Live and Frozen Seafood at New Location
Suquamish tribal fishermen have come a long way from selling their catch individually to passersby...
Read MoreSuquamish Seafoods builds new office, processing facility
The Suquamish Tribe has constructed a new seafood plant to increase the variety of products offered to consumers. “With the new plant, we have the ability to deliver fresh clams, crab and salmon to our commercial customers,”...
Read MoreSequim Gazette: Jamestown S’Klallam supports Taylor Shellfish geoduck farm
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe vocalized support during a recent Dungeness River Management Team meeting, where local company Taylor Shellfish Farms discussed its proposal to develop a 30-acre geoduck farm in Dungeness Bay....
Read MoreKitsap Sun: Arsenic testing of geoducks possible
The Kitsap Sun reported on the recent in-person meeting between U.S.’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Chinese officials about China’s ban of geoduck imported from the United States’...
Read MoreJamestown S’Klallam, WDFW partner on Strait Geoduck Study
Due to its popularity with harvesters and shellfish lovers, scientists are learning more about geoduck clams found in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. During the past two years, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Lower Elwha...
Read MoreSmithsonian magazine features Squaxin Island Tribe’s geoduck fishery
From the Smithsonian Magazine (hat-tip to Squaxin Natural Resources blog): Craig Parker popped his head above the surf, peeled off his dive mask and clambered aboard the Ichiban. We were anchored 50 yards offshore from a...
Read MoreLummi fishermen dig deep for geoducks
The Bellingham Herald writes about Lummi tribal geoduck harvest: Cliff Cultee and other Lummi geoduck divers hope to get a chance to harvest the big, meaty clams again this spring. Geoducks, like all bivalves, are subject to...
Read MoreChina Epidemic Damaging Tribal Shellfish Exports
OLYMPIA (May 30, 2003) — Tribal shellfish harvesters across western Washington have been reporting drastic drops in orders due to the continuing Severe Acute Repertory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in China. “Geoducks are...
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