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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) |
| 16600 |
53
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Thurston
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150,000
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442,000
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0.07
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2.9
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Comments:
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Surveyed in 1988 by WDFW; 22 transects. Average pre-fishing density is 0.04 geoducks/sq. ft. |
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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 Budd Inlet 1 geoduck tract is located in Budd Inlet, South Puget Sound, west of Boston Harbor
and east of Cooper Point. The tract area is north of and adjoins the Budd Inlet 2 (#16650) geoduck tract. The Budd Inlet 1 geoduck tract is bounded by a
line projected from a point on the -70 foot (MLLW) water depth contour in the westerly portion of the tract at 47°08.431' N. latitude, 122°55.123' W. longitude northerly,
easterly, and then southerly along the -70 foot (MLLW) to a point on the -70 foot (MLLW) water depth contour at 48°08.436' N. latitude, 122°54.579' W. longitude; then westerly to the point of origin.
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