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GEODUCK
Mostly in the Pacific Northwest, the majority of the fishermen do trade on the growing geoduck presence. The phrase “geoduck” originates from the Nisqually Indian “gweduck.” It is also seen that geoducks do consume their food through depicting microscopic creatures labeled “phytoplankton” on one part of their neck while they remove clean water from the other side (“Geoducks: Happy as Clams par 1”). This paper is going to talk about the definition of geoduck, their uses, the biological classification, its scientific name as well as the life cycle. The paper will also demonstrate the harvesting procedure along with the conditions of that industry.
A geoduck can be described as the biggest earthling clam, also pronounced as “gooey-duck,” with the scientific name being “Panopea generosa” and advanced classification being “Panopea.” The geoduck is a Pacific Northwest indigenous as well as one of the most cherished seafood in the universe. Each geoduck can start at two pounds and elongate to three feet (“Geoduck par 2”). Geoducks are also found in Argentina, Japan as well as New Zealand, but the biggest geoducks live along the North America’s Pacific Coast.
Geoducks can be used for food while the neck can be sliced and employed in “potages.” Geoducks is perceived as being scrumptious whereby in the Chinese restaurants, most people pay up to $350 for unsullied geoduck that has been brought in from the US as well as Canada. In the US, only some Americans do about the geoducks while others have never tasted it. When it comes to the life cycle of the geoduck, it is definite that they are dispensed from Alaska to the Gulf of California in the northeast Pacific. It hides in almost 110 meters in the sand. Geoducks are huge burrowing clams that can be located among the intertidal with an approximately landed mass of one kilogram.
Personal geoducks can be elderly from the developing rings by employing an authenticated procedure. The Geoducks are among the greatest subsisting animals in the universe, usually reaching ages exceeding 100 years as well as a limit recorded age of about 140 years. Geoducks have been seen to develop swiftly in the initial 9 to 14 years, after which the development of the shell takes place. Also, the average weight augments at a sluggish pace through condensing of the shell as well as an upsurge in the meat weight.
The matured geoducks have got alternate sexes, whereby the older geonads are located in clams between 8 to 108 years. Thus, this ends up implying that individuals can be in a position to reproduce for almost a century. Progeny takes place every year, typically from June to July in association with enhancements of the seawater. The finish of the burrowing phase corresponds with the start of the yearly reproductive actions at 6 to 7 years for males as well as females correspondingly (“Fisheries and Oceans in Canada: Geoducks par 4”).
The commercial harvesting of geoducks begun in British Columbian as an unfasten access, low worth fishery offering frozen goods. As of Canada, the geoducks are harvested by the groups belonging to the (UHA) Underwater Harvesters Association. It is suggested that it takes an entire six years to develop a geoduck for business. The majority of the harvesting is economical since they employ a wand that removes the extreme pressure of water. Under the biological classification, it is clear that the Geoducks fall under the Animalia when it comes to the kingdom, the class is Bivalvia while the phylum is Mollusca. Lastly, the conditions of the industry involve it being considered as a viable aquaculture.

Works Cited
Fisheries and Oceans in Canada: Geoducks. 2016.Web
Geoducks: Happy as Clams.2015. Web
Geoduck. 2016. Web