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Region - South Sound
| Tract No. |
Size
(Acres) |
County |
Number of
Geoducks
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Pounds of
Geoducks |
Average
Tract
Density
(Geoducks/
sq. ft.) |
Average
Geoduck
Weight (lbs.) |
Bed Status
(See footnotes) |
| 12450 |
37
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Pierce
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48,000
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86,000
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0.03
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1.7
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Comments:
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| Surveyed in 1969 by WDFW. Fished 1971-80 as part of Pitt Pass tracts 1-6; 2,160,618 lbs reported. Resurveyed in 1988 by WDFW;
252 transects distributed throughout all 10 Wyckoff tracts. Fished 6/1/90-12/30/91; 110,356 lbs reported. Used an average density from the 1995 post harvest
survey of tracts 12250, 12300, 12400, 12500, and 12650 to estimate poundage. |
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Footnotes
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1. Bed fished in past. |
7. Status unclear, noted in comments. |
| 2. Commercial bed presently being fished. |
8. Needs pre-fishing survey. |
| 3. Commercial bed surveyed, needs additional survey work. |
9. Bed included in recovery study.
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| 4. Commercial bed, ready to fish. |
10. Statutory or land use restrictions, noted in comments. |
| 5. Commercial bed fished in past, recovering. |
11. X-bed, has not been surveyed. |
| 6. Non-commercial bed for reasons given in comments. |
12. Harvest restriction to protect spawning herring.
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