date:May 29, 2014
Chinas six-month trade ban on U.S. West Coast shellfish ended this week, and a leading geoduck producer expects shipments of the large and lucrative clam species to resume by early June.
There was some question as recently as Wednesday morning among U.S. shellfish suppliers whether the ban was being lifted only for geoducks, but it is indeed for all bivalve shellfish. However, a specific and detailed testing regimen has not yet been established for entry into China. The National Oceanic and Atm