A group of Johnson Point residents are opposing plans for a new commercial shellfish farm on Henderson Inlet, citing environmental concerns. Taylor Shellfish requested a permit for the proposed ...

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 ...

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 ...

PURDY, Wash. -- Geoducks are one of the state's most iconic shellfish and worldwide demand is growing. However, people who live around Burley Lagoon, the perfect place for geoducks to thrive, aren't ...

OLYMPIA — For more than a decade, several Thurston County residents have fought to protect a beach from one of the shellfish industry's cash cows — or more specifically, cash clams. Known for their ...

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OLYMPIA — For more than a decade, several Thurston County residents have fought to protect a beach from one of the shellfish industry’s cash cows — or more specifically, cash clams. Known for their ...

TACOMA – Opponents of a plan to raise giant clams on Pierce County beaches came to recent hearings on the issue lugging garbage bags full of shellfish farming debris they say they collected near their ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - For more than a decade, several Thurston County residents have fought to protect a beach from one of the shellfish industry’s cash cows - or more specifically, cash clams. Known ...

For more than a decade, several Thurston County residents have fought to protect a beach from one of the shellfish industry’s cash cows – or more specifically, cash clams. Known for their funny name ...