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CANADA-FISHING-GEODUCK
TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Clement Sabourin, Canada-Asia-fishing luxury
Freddy Gutmann, a fishermen on board the "Hideaway II", rinses freshly harvested geoducks near Tofino, in British Columbia, Canada, on January 24, 2014. The geoduck, pronounced "gooey duck", is a species of very large, edible, saltwater clam. The geoduck is native to the west coast of North America. The shell of the clam ranges from 15 centimetres (5.9 in) to over 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length, but the extremely long siphons make the clam itself much longer than this: the "neck" or siphons alone can be 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length. The geoduck is both one of the largest clams in the world, and one of the longest-lived animals of any type. As adults they have very few predators other than humans. These clams were not fished commercially until the 1970s, but in recent decades a huge demand from Asian markets has developed, and the clams are now farmed as well as being harvested in the wild. The clams currently sell for huge sums of money, which has made poaching a problem. Farming techniques are under scrutiny for their possible negative environmental impact. AFP PHOTO/Clement SABOURIN
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Tofino, British Columbia, CANADA |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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Clement Sabourin |
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15 Martie 2014 |
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