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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 .
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 bitruncata is a species of marine bivalve commonly known as the Atlantic geoduck or Atlantic geoduck clam. These clams like their more famous Pacific relative P. generosa have an enlarged siphon that can extend to great lengths or contract to just barely poke out of the shell. [ 2 ]
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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 ...
Aquaculture in the South Sound produces much of the state's commercial shellfish harvest. [20] Oyster farming in Totten Inlet and its side branch, Little Skookum, produce the best known edible oysters in the South Puget Sound. [25] Geoduck production leads the nation. [e]
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