China Ban May increase harvesting in Sea of Cortez

Started by Roberto · Dec 17, 2013 · 16 replies

Roberto Dec 17, 2013 at 1:35 PM #1

This might be bad news for the ecology of the sea.

http://www.newser.com/story/179311/chinas-latest-food-scare-us-shellfish.html

tequilatodd Dec 17, 2013 at 2:20 PM #2

Not unless PP starts cultivating geoduck clams

Rather odd looking shellfish I must say. :eek:

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Kenny Dec 17, 2013 at 2:31 PM #3

TAKE PRIDE
in America.........http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/geoduck/howto_dig.html

I spent from 74 to 85 in the Pacific Northwest and hell yes I did.

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tequilatodd Dec 17, 2013 at 3:56 PM #4

Kenny said:
TAKE PRIDE
in America.........http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/geoduck/howto_dig.html

I spent from 74 to 85 in the Pacific Northwest and hell yes I did.

Did you dig for them and/or eat them?

Kenny Dec 17, 2013 at 6:34 PM #5

tequilatodd said:
Did you dig for them and/or eat them?

" hell yes I did":D

lagrimas85 Dec 17, 2013 at 6:44 PM #6

tequilatodd said:
Not unless PP starts cultivating geoduck clams

Rather odd looking shellfish I must say. :eek:

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Terry C Dec 17, 2013 at 7:22 PM #7

Welcome back lagrimas85

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PintoPoint Dec 17, 2013 at 8:50 PM #8

I had heard that they started a colony a few years back but someone came in and destroyed the beds. Too bad I always wanted to try one.

lagrimas85 Dec 17, 2013 at 9:03 PM #9

PintoPoint said:
I had heard that they started a colony a few years back but someone came in and destroyed the beds. Too bad I always wanted to try one.

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Roberto Dec 19, 2013 at 12:55 PM #10

tequilatodd said:
Not unless PP starts cultivating geoduck clams
:eek:

Thought was that if China restricts more imports from the US it might put more pressure on the Sea of Cortez not only the geoduck

Wood Spinner Dec 22, 2013 at 9:40 AM #11

China has a history of raping the salmon fishery in Northern Cailf. In the 50's The Chinese fishing boats came in to federal waters off California and used fishing boats and a mother ship to take the fish from them. The government, federal and State did nothing. The fishing declined to a point where the fishing limits were set so low that even the small commercial fishermen gave up and I believe there was a period of time when there was no Salmon fishing.
I know the above to be a fact as my dad was a commercial fisherman at that time. He saw the giant mother ship less than 10 miles off shore.
I sure do hope the CONEPESCA keeps them out of the Sea of Cortez

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Wood Spinner Mar 8, 2014 at 11:10 AM #12

Was in my pontoon boat at second estuary a couple of weeks back and a Ponga Hooka diver team came in with a load of goeyduck clams. I ask where they harvester them and was told off of the estuary. With my limited Spanish I did not get much more info than that.
I also had little interest as I do not like the taste of the meat. Might be what they look like!

garyd Mar 9, 2014 at 4:56 PM #13

tequilatodd said:
Not unless PP starts cultivating geoduck clams

Rather odd looking shellfish I must say. :eek:

Who the f%%% would eat that?

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tequilatodd Mar 10, 2014 at 8:21 AM #14

Apparently they taste like the best clam you could ever have. Really big in China/Japan.
Grown in the US and shipped over there.

JimMcG Mar 10, 2014 at 9:03 AM #15

garyd said:
Who the f%%% would eat that?

What do you mean?:D

Wood Spinner Mar 17, 2014 at 11:52 AM #16

For those who have never seen one, with their shells on, they look like a very large penis with testicals attached.

Roberto Mar 25, 2014 at 1:32 PM #17

Makes sense what with China/Japan's preoccupation with sex enhancing sea food.:eek::eek::eek: