Geoduck clams, grown in Baja California, are increasingly being smuggled illegally to China Mexican geoduck clam populations are suffering as legal harvests are threatened by rampant poaching, which ...
A Port Orchard man received a four-month sentence after illegally harvesting 300 pounds of geoduck clams from the Olympia area and dumping them near Port Orchard. Matthew R. Petersen, 27, pleaded ...
A group of U.S. lawmakers has asked the federal government to provide financial support to the nation’s struggling shellfish ...
OLYMPIA — For more than a decade, several Thurston County residents have fought to protect a beach from one of the shellfish industry’s cash cows — or more specifically, cash clams. Known for their ...
On a typical morning, Lief Cofield and his three crew members pile into a 30-foot aluminum boat to harvest hundreds of pounds of geoduck clams. But for more than two weeks, his boat, the Eagle Scout, ...
A young couple in the Puget Sound makes a living harvesting the world’s largest clam. Geoducks, the giant clams of the Pacific Northwest, are considered a seafood delicacy—although they’re mostly ...
Geoduck can be confusing. When you read the name, your first thought might be "oh, it's a type of duck!" or (in the case of this writer the first time I read it) "is that a type of Pokemon?" In both ...
The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife has proposed rule changes for recreational clam, mussel, and oyster seasons, as well as increasing the size of harvestable cockles, and a reduction ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Washington state's giant clam known as the geoduck became a Chinese delicacy, creating a niche yet lucrative export. But President ...
TACOMA – Opponents of a plan to raise giant clams on Pierce County beaches came to recent hearings on the issue lugging garbage bags full of shellfish farming debris they say they collected near their ...
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - For more than a decade, several Thurston County residents have fought to protect a beach from one of the shellfish industry’s cash cows - or more specifically, cash clams. Known ...
For more than a decade, several Thurston County residents have fought to protect a beach from one of the shellfish industry’s cash cows – or more specifically, cash clams. Known for their funny name ...