The name geoduck comes from the Nisqually Indian gweduc, which means "dig deep." The clam uses a tiny foot to burrow into the seafloor as it grows. Its shell can end up several feet down, with only ...

Longtime resident Karen McDonnell and her neighbors are concerned about a proposal by Taylor Shellfish Farms to start an operation to plant and harvest geoducks in Burley Lagoon. Residents feel the ...

The sea is an immense and enigmatic kingdom, its inhabitants as weird as they are wondrous. Among them, one Pacific Northwest sea dweller piques interest like few others: the geoduck. With its ...