Aquaculture Resource
Comprehensive Management of the Wild Commercial Harvest and Mariculture of Geoduck Clams in Southeast Alaska
Mariculture
The Southeast Alaska geoduck clam fishery has expanded greatly since opening in 1983. Authors recommend research on geoduck health and impacts on the geoduck clam population, development of a state-operated hatchery and nursery, more accessible paralytic shellfish poisoning testing, an enhancement program for wild geoducks, adjustment of guideline harvest limits to reflect needs of geoduck populations, a new survey and harvest schedule, programs to encourage intertidal farming of geoducks, and research to determine efficacy of management methods in achieving sustainability in the geoduck clam fishery.
03/30/2012
Sue Keller
2017-01-05