Gear, not geoducks, impacts ecosystem if farming increases
Seattle WA (SPX) Oct 26, 2015 - The equipment used to farm geoducks, including PVC pipes and nets, might have a greater impact on the Puget Sound food web than the addition of the clams themselves. That's one of the findings of the first major scientific study to examine the broad, long-term ecosystem effects of geoduck aquaculture in Puget Sound, published last week in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea' ... more

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