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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) |
| 17200 |
98
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Thurston
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88,000
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289,000
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0.02
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3.3
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Comments:
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| Surveyed in 1989 by WDFW; 26 transects. Surveyed in 1996 by WDFW; 34 transects. Estimates from 1989 and 1996 data combined.
Approximately 35 acres of this tract are shoreward of the 200 yards from OHT contour. Non-Indian harvest from Sept. 1, 1997 to August 31, 1998 is 352,364 lbs. reported.
Tribal harvest from Sept. 1, 1998 to December 31, 2002 is 184,219 lbs. reported. Number, biomass, and density estimates are adjusted to account for subsequent harvests. |
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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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