geoducks

Duckers dive exclusively for the giant, burrowing clams known as geoducks.

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T Features July 07, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT Thanks to demand in Asia and legal victories in the U.S., American Indian tribes in the Pacific Northwest dominate a rich trade in giant clams called geoducks pronounced Data: Washington Fish and Wildlife Dept.

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"There's no limit to the demand for geoducks from the Asian buyers," says Casey Bakker, an American who has sold them for 30 years.

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Up high on the beach were Manila clams -- with   their   built-in Asian-restaurant market, still the cash cow of the South Sound -- while a series of what looked like kiddie pools nearer the waterline held geoducks, giant clams whose space-alienish, three-foot-long siphons sent up eccentric splats of seawater.

The American Oyster Paradise Richard Nalley 2010

The Chinese and the Japanese are exceedingly fond of geoducks and pay handsomely for them.

When Criminals Clam Up Geoffrey Norman 2010

By the mid-20th century, geoducks had been overharvested, and even an industrious beachcomber had trouble finding one.

When Criminals Clam Up Geoffrey Norman 2010

Then, in the 1970s, divers discovered geoducks in the deeper waters of the Puget Sound, and something of a clam rush followed.

When Criminals Clam Up Geoffrey Norman 2010

Then, in the 1970s, divers discovered geoducks in the deeper waters of the Puget Sound, and something of a clam rush followed.

When Criminals Clam Up Geoffrey Norman 2010

An illegal trade in geoducks, complete with smugglers and criminal cartels, was inevitable.

When Criminals Clam Up Geoffrey Norman 2010

It seems that geoducks have been found, to the astonishment of biologists, in Mexican waters.

When Criminals Clam Up Geoffrey Norman 2010