On Case Inlet Our Tidelands are Changing

Photos contributed by Case Inlet residents and may not be copied without permission.

Community just north of Foss Geoduck operation. Tr ash from farms continually being picked up from this area.

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Taylor Foss geoduck operation, 9/4/063

4Accumulation of macro algae on Foss geoduck farm.

5Accumulation of macro algae on Taylor Foss operatio n.

6Loose tubes on Foss geoduck farm, 9/4/06

‘Predator Exclusion’ netting – Taylor Foss operation, 9/4/06 7

8Taylor Foss geoduck operation, crab caught under pr edator

exclusion netting, 9/4/06

Otter with a rubber band around its waist near geod uck farm. Citizens unable to help – Case Inlet, 2/3/06 9

Taylor Foss geoduck operation – dragging nets, April 2007 10

Taylor Foss geoduck operation – pulling tubes, 200711

Taylor Foss geoduck operation – tube barge and workers, 2007

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Taylor Shellfish Foss operation barge and commercia l traffic, 2/8/07

14Taylor Shellfish Foss operation barge 4/22/07

15Taylor Foss operation, barge with harvest pump, 5/0 7

Taylor Foss geoduck operation – tube barge, May, 200 716

17Taylor Shellfish geoduck barge on Foss Farm 6/2/07

Taylor Foss geoduck operation – barge still there Ju ne, 2007

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19Taylor Foss geoduck operation, harvest area, 7/30/0 7

Taylor Foss geoduck operation – unloading crates for harvest, 2007 20

Taylor Foss geoduck operation –harvest pump barge, May, 2007

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Taylor Foss geoduck operation – boats, nets, harvest , 3/24/07

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Taylor Foss geoduck operation – boats, nets, harvest , 2007

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Beach two days after Taylor Shellfish harvest, Foss operation, tube abandoned on beach. 4/22/07

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Beach after Taylor Shellfish geoduck harvest, Foss operation, 6/2/07

26Foss farm, up to knees in muck, 6/2/07

Taylor Foss geoduck operation – nets and tubes, 2007

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28Cargo nets and tubes - Foss farm, 4/22/07

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Taylor Shellfish Foss farm debris in deeper water, seen by diver, 5/07

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Taylor Shellfish Foss farm debris in deeper water s een by diver, 5/07

31Taylor Foss operation, rebar hazard, 03/07

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Taylor Foss operation, anchored ropes along the bea ch, 3/07

33Taylor Shellfish Foss operation, anchor rope, 3/07

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Taylor Foss operation - dead fish left in net after tube removal, 6/11/07

35Density of tubes that did not escape under net, 6/1 1/07

36Taylor Foss operation, double netting traps crab, 6 /11/07

37Taylor Foss operation, net traps crab, 6/11/07

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Taylor Foss operation, density of geoducks per squa re foot, 6/11/07

39Taylor Foss operation, loose netting, 6/11/07

40Taylor Foss operation, netting covered with algae, 6/11/07

41New planting on Foss farm, 7/3/07

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New planting on Foss farm, 7/3/07

43New planting on Foss farm, 7/3/07

44New planting on Foss farm, 7/3/07

45Taylor Foss operation 8/14/07

46Taylor Foss operation water jet geoduck harvest, 8/ 14/07

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Taylor Foss operation water jet harvest, obvious se diment plume, northern edge of Foss property. 8/14/07

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Taylor Foss operation harvest. Close up of two harvesters “in the hole.” 8/14/07

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Taylor Shellfish operation, brown scum on beach north of Foss farm, 2/8/07

Taylor Foss geoduck operation – geoducks planted clo se to pilings, high up on the beach, 10/23/07

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Taylor Foss geoduck operation – workers carrying off debris, 10/23/07

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52Taylor Foss operation, barge for new planting, 10/2 8/07

53Taylor Foss operation, barge for new planting, 10/2 8/07