Marcie Sillman talks with Sean McDonald, a research scientist at the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, to find out what impact geoduck farms can have. The demand for Puget Sound's weirdest looking clams has turned growing and harvesting them into a multi-million dollar industry. Now Taylor Shellfish wants to build a new 25-acre geoduck farm in Pierce County, but some environmental groups and residents have concerns.
Geoduck Farms: An Ugly Environmental Concern?
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Geoduck farming is causing some concern from locals and environmental groups.
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Tubes are driven into the sand, each containing a geoduck. This farm is on Hartstine Island.
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