Geoducks can reach 14 pounds and live more than 150 years—so long that scientists use rings on the clams' shells to track climate change. Geoducks are broadcast spawners: several times a year, in late ...

WHIDBEY ISLAND — Caked with sand from head to toe, Keith Akada of Seattle was down on all fours feeling for the world’s largest bivalve buried in 3 feet of sand. “I can feel its shell,” shouted Akada ...

Seeking a geoduck is downright dirty business. You’ll need to just about bury yourself headfirst into mucky sand and seawater to get to the deep dwellers of Puget Sound. Last weekend, we took our ...