China, the primary consumer of geoduck, imposed retaliatory tariffs, making US geoduck significantly more expensive. These American giant ‘geoduck’ clams are a Chinese delicacy. Trump’s ...

The escalating trade war between the US and China has severely impacted the geoduck industry in Washington state. Pronounced “gooey-duck,” the world's largest burrowing clam has been harvested in ...

The escalating trade war between the US and China has severely impacted the geoduck industry in Washington state. Pronounced “gooey-duck,” the world's largest burrowing clam has been harvested in ...

George is a geoduck diver. Pronounced “gooey-duck,” the world’s largest burrowing clam has been harvested in tidelands by George’s Indigenous ancestors in the Pacific Northwest since ...

Daniel McRae unloads a bag of harvested geoduck clams from his brother, Derrick McRae, on their boat near Illahee State Park in Bremerton, Wash., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

Daniel McRae unloads a bag of harvested geoduck clams from his brother, Derrick McRae, on their boat near Illahee State Park in Bremerton, Wash., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

NO. 6: THE FIGHT OVER PIERCE COUNTY’S LARGEST GEODUCK FARM IS OVER. HERE’S WHAT’S NEXT. After years of conflict and a day and a half of mediation, the shellfish company and residents of the ...

Burridge estimated the annual value of Canadian geoduck exports to China at about $75 million, all from B.C., and she said swiftly finding an alternative to the Chinese market would be virtually ...

Known for their briny flavor and phallic shape, geoduck clams can cost up to $30 a pound. The geoduck industry is worth $55 million in British Columbia, with about 90% of sales coming from China.