![]() They are caught by divers who fish for them in around 4 – 10 meters of water. The fishing process in itself is very interesting. The annual total allowable catch is now up to 80 tonnes based on recent research into Geoduck stocks, life cycles and mortality rates. In 2020 the fishery arose from the ashes and is now flourishing once again in Golden Bay. The original quota holders ran into various problems and fishing soon stopped. Back then the quota for fishery was a mere 20 tonnes. The Japanese prefer raw as sashimi with wasabi and soy.Ĭommercially, Geoduck were first harvested in the 1980’s in Golden Bay. They sauté it, add it to soups and stews, and have it raw with a spicey sauce. In Korean cuisine they have many ways to prepare Geoduck. The texture is very similar to overcooked squid and has a real crunch to it. The first hit of flavour upon biting into it is surprisingly sweet. With its phallic shape it was always sort after as an aphrodisiac but it’s the unique flavour that sits somewhere between Oyster and Scallop that makes the flesh so desirable. The weight range tends to be between 350gms and 750gms.Īlthough its looks lack any appeal whatsoever, the Geoduck in a delicacy in China, Korea and Japan. In New Zealand the size is generally much smaller with the snorkel measuring between 25cm and 45cm in length. These are one of the largest know shellfish in the worlds, some examples of Canadian Geoduck can be more than a meter in length. It is very likely that they are found in other locations but more research needs to be done in this area. Shelley bay in Wellington Harbour, Kennedy Bay at the top of Coromandel Peninsula, Patterson Inlet on Stewart Island and Golden Bay are places Geoduck are known to inhabit. They live in colonies that exist in 4 to 15 meters depth in several know locations around New Zealand’s coastline. Throughout their lives the Geoduck never moves from its spot. Living up to 60 years in other parts of the world, the Zelandica only lives to a modest 25 years. During non-feeding periods the snorkel retracts down below the sand or mud and remains hidden from view. It will stretch its snorkel up to the seafloor where only the tip will emerge while it feeds. The Geoduck is buried up to a meter beneath benthic sediment. Waste water is then ejaculated out of the second tube. One is used to transport water that is sucked into the tip and down into the shellfish’s stomach where the nutrients it requires to grow are removed. Inside its elongated siphon are two tubes running from the gut cavity to the tip. Belonging to the phylum Mollusca, the Geoduck is a bivalve. Lurking beneath the substrate of several sheltered bays and inlets around New Zealand’s coastline, the Geoduck can be found. The common name of Deepwater King Clam or Geoduck (“gooey duck”) are still seldom familiar to the average kiwi water enthusiast. While this curious creature may appear to be the appendage of Sesame Street character Mr Snufleupagus, it is in fact Panopea Zelandica.
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