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Region - South Sound
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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) |
| 13350 |
72
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Pierce
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1,268,000
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2,238,000
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0.40
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1.8
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Comments:
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New tract surveyed in 2002 by the Nisqually Tribe; 32 transects. May need an eelgrass survey prior to any geoduck harvest. |
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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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Tract Description:
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The South Anderson Island tract is located on the southerly side of Anderson Island
in the South Sound Region. The tract is bounded by a line projected from a point on the -18 ft (MLLW) water depth contour at Latitude 47° 09.036' N. latitude, 122° 44.465' W.
longitude southeasterly along the -18 ft (MLLW) water depth contour to a point at 47° 07.602' N. latitude, 122° 42.502' W. longitude, then southwesterly to a point on the -70'
(MLLW) water depth contour at 47° 07.540' N latitude, 122° 42.619' W. longitude, then northwesterly along the -70' (MLLW) contour to a point at 47° 08.984' N. latitude, 122° 44.547' W.
longitude, then northeasterly to the point of origin.
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