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Sep. 12—Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) last week announced 56 tentative dates for razor clam digs at coastal beaches from Sept. 22 through Dec. 28.
Pacific razor clams are a highly desirable shellfish species and are collected by both commercial and recreational harvesters. [5] Razor clams, like other shellfish, may accumulate dangerous levels of the marine toxin domoic acid. [6] Harvesters should check current public health recommendations by marine authorities before collecting razor clams.
Tresus nuttallii, common name the Pacific gaper, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mactridae. [1] It also shares the common name horse clam with Tresus capax, a species which is similar in morphology and lifestyle. Both species are somewhat similar to the Geoduck (Panopea generosa which is in the family ...
The Atlantic jackknife clam, Ensis leei, [1] also known as the bamboo clam, American jackknife clam or razor clam, is a large edible marine bivalve mollusc found on the North American Atlantic coast, from Canada to South Carolina. The species has also been introduced to Europe at the end of the 70's and is already extremely abundant there in ...
Native to the west coast of Canada and the northwest coast of the United States (primarily Washington and British Columbia), these marine bivalve mollusks are the largest burrowing clams in the world, weighing in at an average of 0.7 kilograms (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 lb) at maturity, but specimens weighing over 7 kilograms (15 lb) and as much as 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in length are not unheard of.
Oct. 1—Potentially dangerous levels of domoic acid in razor clams has triggered a closure along the entire Oregon Coast for people digging and keeping these popular shellfish. One week after the ...
53-14660 [1] GNIS feature ID. 1530849 [2] Copalis Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 447 at the 2020 census. [3] The name "Copalis" comes from the Quinault language term /k'ʷpíls/. [4] The Copalis are a Native American group.
Tresus capax is a species of saltwater clam, marine bivalve mollusk, common name the fat gaper, in the family Mactridae. [1] It also shares the common name horse clam with Tresus nuttallii a species which is similar in morphology and lifestyle. Both species are somewhat similar to the geoduck (Panopea generosa, which is in the family ...