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Another Geoduck diver fatality - British Columbia
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One who harvests large clams by that name, which are quite expensive - many shipped to Asia. See Geoduck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
You can search this forum for the word to see how many threads show up.
Don why did you title this thread, "Another Geoduck Diver Fatality..."
Are you aware of any others? To my knowledge the last one was about 20 years ago.
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Are you aware of any others? To my knowledge the last one was about 20 years ago.
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This was asked earlier here...
I will offer a more illustrative reply this time...
May 2012: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/accidents-incidents/419207-geoduck-diver-dies-hood-canal-wa.html
July 2012: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ac...missing-off-bainbridge-island-washington.html The deceased was found. His was cocaine related
May 2011: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ac...diver-dies-puget-sound-edmonds-dive-park.html
The A&I Search lists 28 threads mentioning geoduck but seems to have a glitch as it will not go back beyond 9.
This one from August 2012 may have survived? http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ac...uck-harvesting-injury-critical-condition.html
This one also from August 2012 apparently survived: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ac...264-diver-entangled-3-hours-escapes-bent.html
I wasn't aware the the USA had such a terrible safety record when it comes to commercial fishery diving. I am pretty sure British Columbia has not had a geoduck fatality in a long time which is why your thread title surprised me. I know a number of geoduck divers and in BC it is a very small tight knit community.
For those who don't know a geoduck is a very large member of the clam family. The fishery is ecologically sound and is a sustainable and renewable resource. The geoduck are planted by divers and harvested by divers on the sea bottom. These are hard working honest men who earn their living in dive gear.
For those who don't know a geoduck is a very large member of the clam family. The fishery is ecologically sound and is a sustainable and renewable resource. The geoduck are planted by divers and harvested by divers on the sea bottom. These are hard working honest men who earn their living in dive gear.
This was asked earlier here...
I will offer a more illustrative reply this time...
May 2012: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/accidents-incidents/419207-geoduck-diver-dies-hood-canal-wa.html
July 2012: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ac...missing-off-bainbridge-island-washington.html The deceased was found. His was cocaine related
May 2011: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ac...diver-dies-puget-sound-edmonds-dive-park.html
The A&I Search lists 28 threads mentioning geoduck but seems to have a glitch as it will not go back beyond 9.
This one from August 2012 may have survived? http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ac...uck-harvesting-injury-critical-condition.html
This one also from August 2012 apparently survived: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ac...264-diver-entangled-3-hours-escapes-bent.html
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This study claims 5 fatalities among BC geoduck divers in 22 years ending 1997. I did not see when those where or if there had been any studies for the last 15 years. Perhaps the local geoduck divers made good use of that study and improved procedures? [abstract] THE INCIDENCE OF DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS AMONGST COMMERCIAL GEODUCK DIVERS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA - A TWENTY-TWO YEAR STUDY
The 3 more recent ones I listed in spite of Search difficulties involved a heart attack, cocaine, and a diver practicing for future geoduck dives, so it seems the record for recent years is indeed a fairly safe one.
I recall a post on one of those threads describing the work. It sounds like good & honest work, but very challenging.
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I was in the industry back in the '80's, and there were more accidents then - poor equipment (hardware store air lines), poor training, no diver communication devices, on and on.
Last summer I stopped on the W side of the Hood Canal Bridge and chatted up a boat that was unloading ducks.
Now ALL divers must be Certified Commercial Divers (doubt the poachers are...)
We're trusting that these days incidents are rare, based on diver/hours in the water.
It's not that hard, but physically exerting - esp in a tide, which is when the silt/sand blows away, which makes duck spotting visibility GREAT.
-T_T
Last summer I stopped on the W side of the Hood Canal Bridge and chatted up a boat that was unloading ducks.
Now ALL divers must be Certified Commercial Divers (doubt the poachers are...)
We're trusting that these days incidents are rare, based on diver/hours in the water.
It's not that hard, but physically exerting - esp in a tide, which is when the silt/sand blows away, which makes duck spotting visibility GREAT.
-T_T
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