The CCCFA says it's interested in the "feasibility of geoduck aquaculture" for both its educational purposes and potential economic opportunity. The next two years will be focusing on how the juvenile geoducks grow and survive under these conditions. The test sites for the project will be located within Heiltsuk and Kitasoo Xai’xais Nations’ traditional territories, off the central coast of the B.C. The first year of the project will focus on the physical layout of the test sites where geoduck will be grown, as well as ocean conditions during this time. In this Maphoto, geoducks grown for for Taylor Shellfish Farms are shown with blue bands around them and ready for transport to a packaging facility near Harstine Island, Wash. "The training and results from this research will have a meaningful impact on the communities and will provide rich applied learning experiences for NIC students," said Naomi Tabata, manager of the Centre for Applied Research, Technology and Innovation at NIC. The hope is that the project will help both researchers and surrounding communities alike. The CCCFA is a commercial fisheries business that's operated by the Heiltsuk, Kitasoo Xai’xais, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv First Nations, which are located on B.C.'s Central Coast, north of Vancouver Island. The college has partnered with the Central Coast Commercial Fisheries Association (CCCFA) on a three-year project to examine the potential production of geoduck. Geoduck, pronounced gooey-duck, are a member of the clam species and are "highly valued seafood in Asian markets," according to a release by North Island College (NIC) in Courtenay, B.C.
First Nations are looking at ways to grow and potentially harvest Pacific geoduck for export as a food product.
Researchers from Vancouver Island and several coastal B.C.
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