What Do Geoducks Eat

What Do Geoducks Eat

Geoducks are obtained in harvestable amounts exclusively in Puget Sound and inland waters of British Columbia and southeast Alaska. The Washington Department of Natural Resources approximates there are 682 million lbs of geoducks in state waters.

Geoducks reside mud flats, tunneling to a depth of three or four ft (90–120 cm), where they dwell in semi permanent burrows. Geoduck juveniles and adults eat by filtering out food particles (phytoplankton) from seawater .

Geoducks survive by feeding upon marine algae including diatoms and flagellates. Geoduck development is varied, contingent on an assortment of environmental factors, but grow the most fast-paced during their 1st ten years of life.