The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife has proposed rule changes for recreational clam, mussel, and oyster seasons, as well as increasing the size of harvestable cockles, and a reduction ...

Geoducks are a source of Pacific Northwest pride, exalted in song ("You can hear the diggers say, as they're headed for the bay, oh I gotta dig a duck, gotta dig a duck a day") and romanticized in ...

The question of whether the longtime shellfish farm in Burley Lagoon can raise geoducks is inching toward a final answer. Burley Lagoon, a body of saltwater that connects under the Purdy Bay Bridge to ...

HARSTINE ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — John King plunges his arm up to his shoulder into the mudflats of Puget Sound, roots around and soon pulls from the muck the world’s largest burrowing clam. The mollusk ...

A true story about the world's largest burrowing clam, its harvesting methods, and its rise as a prized seafood delicacy in the Pacific Northwest.

Filmmaker Justin Bookey digs deep for the geoduck clam, the world's largest and oldest clam, in 3 Feet Under: Digging Deep for the Geoduck Clam. Pronounced "gooey duck", the clam has a phallic neck, ...

This list of stories illustrates how the debate over the proposed geoduck farm in Burley Lagoon involved concerns about the environment, noise and debris. Many residents raised worries about plastic ...

President Obama’s plan, announced this week, to protect U.S. oceans and coastal areas, could provide a big boost to farming in Washington. Seafood farming, that is. The President, on Tuesday, declared ...

The recent seven-day razor clam dig on Washington beaches began on Thursday, Jan. 29 and will last through Wednesday, Feb. 4. There are digging opportunities at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, and ...

Craig Parker popped his head above the surf, peeled off his dive mask and clambered aboard the Ichiban. We were anchored 50 yards offshore from a fir-lined peninsula that juts into Puget Sound. Sixty ...