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CLAMS AND OYSTERS
Currently, clams and oysters are harvested for subsistence
purposes only. The traditional subsistence clam digging
activities of Tulalip Tribal members are monitored through
a permit system. Each subsistence clam permit allows
for a maximum of 75 pounds of clams and each tribal
member is allowed a maximum of five permits each year.
Since 1991, the locations of harvest have been monitored
as a means of estimating harvest levels from each location.
The Shellfish program conducts clam population assessments
on Camano Island, Baby Island, and Hat Island. The shellfish
program has also been involved in clam and oyster enhancement
on selected beaches.
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GEODUCK
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Geoduck are the largest burrowing
clam in the world and can live up to 145 years. The geoduck
fishery began in March of 1997. The Tulalip Tribes Fisheries
Department requires that all tribal divers complete extensive
training before participating in the geoduck fishery. The
geoduck fishery is managed by regions (Hood Canal, Strait,
San Juans, South, Central and North Sound) and harvest levels
are based on a 2.8% annual harvest rate of existing geoduck.
The geoduck fishery is strictley monitored. Prior to geoduck
harvest, geoducks are sampled and tested for Paralytic Shellish
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