The Environmental, Economic, and Social Factors that Contribute to the Importance of the Pacific Razor Clam (Siliqua patula) Fishery for Oregon Coastal Communities: A Northern Oregon Case Study

• Main Author: Baker, Laura C.
• Other Authors: Rumrill, Steven, Conway, Flaxen D. L., Becker, Lorene Yokoyama, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Oregon State University
• Subjects: Pacific; The Beaches; Alaska; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/xs55mm511

Pacific razor clams (Siliqua patula) are narrow oblong bivalves that can be found in sandy habitats along the western coast of the United States, from Alaska (Aleutian Islands) to southern California (Pismo Beach). In Washington state, the razor clam fishery has been documented to be an important co...