Shellfish Farming

Shellfish Farming“Our History”

Shellfish Farming TodayHatcheries and Nurseries

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Oyster Life Cycle

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Shellfish Farming TodayClams

Planting Clam Seed

Clam Nets

Shellfish Farming TodayOysters

Oysters

Oysters

Oysters

Oysters

Oysters

Oysters

Oysters

Oysters

Oysters

Oysters

3-4 years to maturity

Shellfish Farming TodayMussels

Mussel Lines

Mussels

Shellfish Farming TodayGeoduck

Shellfish Farming TodayGeoduck

Geoduck Farm – Tubes Removed

Geoduck Harvest

•Dirty Jobs video, Diving, Music Video

Pollution

• What is Pollution?

Pollution is when water, air, or land becomes very dirty.

Pollution

• Where does pollution come from?

Pollution

• Where does pollution come from?

Pollution

• How can you help prevent pollution?

Pollution

• How can you help prevent pollution?

• Why do you think pollution effects shellfish farming?

Shellfish FarmingEnvironmental Benefits

• FILTER FEEDERS!! :)

• They eat plankton and pollution

• They make the water clearer

• Good habitat for other organisms

•Farming the Tidelands Clam demo

This map shows where water samples taken June 9 on the Samish River exceeded clean-water standards for fecal coliform. Red signifies more than five times the standard.

Water Quality in Samish Bay

Western Washington’s Native American culture includes shellfish

“Shellfish are central to the culture of tribes in Western Washington. Healthy shellfish populations and a strong shellfish industry mean a healthy Puget Sound. Shellfish also help keep Puget Sound’s waters clean. They have an important place in the Sound’s ecosystem.”

Billy Frank, ChairmanNorthwest Indian Fisheries Commission

(used with permission)

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