Goeduck
Goeducks
Geoducks not
goeduck as some mistakenly call them, can
live on for over a hundred yrs.
Commercially they're reared in aquaculture, or
are harvested in the wild by divers with hydraulic lines.
Geoducks are amongst the longest-living animals in the
globe. Growth-ring analysis has shown numerous geoducks
living for more than a hundred
yrs.
Geoducks weighing over
7 lbs have been dug out and substantiated by WDFW
biologists, and even much bigger specimens have been
reported by harvesters. Geoducks mature quickly, typically
reaching 1.5 lbs in 3 to 5
yrs.
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