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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) |
| 13200 |
169
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Pierce
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998,000
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2,225,000
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0.14
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2.2
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Comments:
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| Surveyed in 1979 by WDFW; 8 transects. Average pre-fishing density 0.05 geoducks/sq. ft. Fished 1980-81; 511,134 lbs reported.
Resurveyed in 1987 by WDFW. Fished 1988-1989 as Otso 1-4 tracts; 1,083,441 lbs reported. Resurveyed in 1989 by WDFW; 38 transects.
Combined 4 tracts back to 1. Seeded with hatchery geoduck seed 1989. Surveyed in 2001 by Nisqually tribe; 63 transects. Dig sample
taken in 2002. Show factor used; 0.58 geoducks/sq. ft. Portions closer than 200 yards from shore.
Tribal harvest in 2002; 88,869 lbs. Estimates from 2001/2002 survey have been adjusted for subsequent fishing. |
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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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