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Geoduck aquaculture or geoduck farming is the practice of cultivating geoducks (specifically the Pacific geoduck, Panopea generosa) for human consumption. The geoduck is a large edible saltwater clam , a marine bivalve mollusk , that is native to the Pacific Northwest .
The Pacific geoduck (/ ˈ ɡ uː i ˌ d ʌ k / GOO-ee-duk; Panopea generosa) is a species of very large saltwater clam in the family Hiatellidae. [1] [2] The common name is derived from the Lushootseed name, gʷidəq. The geoduck is native to the coastal waters of the eastern North Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Baja California. [2]
Commercial aquaculture in Burley Lagoon and geoduck conversion. The Burley Lagoon stretches 358 acres and is separated from Henderson Bay by the Purdy Bridge and Purdy Sand Spit Park. This ...
Panopea zelandica, commonly known as the deepwater clam or New Zealand geoduck, is a large species of marine bivalve mollusc in the Panopea (geoduck) genus of the family Hiatellidae. [1] It is also sometimes called a king clam , or a gaper – in reference to the shell not being closed at either end.
Panopea abbreviata (Valenciennes, 1839) – southern geoduck; Panopea australis (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833) Panopea bitruncata (Conrad, 1872) Panopea generosa Gould, 1850 – Pacific geoduck; Panopea globosa Dall, 1898 – Cortes geoduck; Panopea glycimeris (Born, 1778) Panopea japonica Adams, 1850 – Japanese geoduck [2] Panopea smithae Powell, 1950
Inland saline aquaculture is the farming or culture of aquatic animals and plants using inland (i.e. non-coastal) sources of saline groundwater rather than the more common coastal aquaculture methods. As a side benefit, it can be used to reduce the amount of salt in underground water tables, leading to an improvement in the surrounding land ...
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