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Suquamish Seafoods diver Joshua George returns to the F/V Carriere after a sample harvest of geoducks to send in for testing on the waters of Puget Sound near Suquamish, Wash., on Monday, April 21, 2025 (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
An escalating trade war with the U.S. is now crippling an entire industry that hand-harvests geoducks, leaving Washington state divers without work, Seattle exporters without business and Chinese aficionados with fewer of these prized clams.
Harvested geoduck clams sit on Derrick and Daniel McRae’s boat near Illahee State Park in Bremerton, Wash., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Harvested geoduck clams sit on Derrick and Daniel McRae’s boat near Illahee State Park in Bremerton, Wash., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Suquamish Seafoods diver Joshua George, left, is helped by Tyleeander Purser, right, after a quick sample harvest of geoducks to send in for testing on the waters of Puget Sound near Suquamish, Wash., on Monday, April 21, 2025 (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Suquamish Seafoods diver Joshua George, left, is helped by Tyleeander Purser, right, after a quick sample harvest of geoducks to send in for testing on the waters of Puget Sound near Suquamish, Wash., on Monday, April 21, 2025 (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Daniel McRae unloads a bag of harvested geoduck clams from his brother, Derrick McRae, on their boat near Illahee State Park in Bremerton, Wash., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Daniel McRae unloads a bag of harvested geoduck clams from his brother, Derrick McRae, on their boat near Illahee State Park in Bremerton, Wash., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Divers Kyle Purser, left, and Joshua George, right, with Suquamish Seafoods, run by the Suquamish Tribe, wait to arrive at a geoduck sample harvest dive site on the waters of Puget Sound near Point Jefferson in Indianola, Wash., on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Divers Kyle Purser, left, and Joshua George, right, with Suquamish Seafoods, run by the Suquamish Tribe, wait to arrive at a geoduck sample harvest dive site on the waters of Puget Sound near Point Jefferson in Indianola, Wash., on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Suquamish Seafoods divers Joshua George, left and Kyle Purser, center, work on adjusting gear before a sample harvest of geoducks to send in for testing on the waters of Puget Sound near Suquamish, Wash., on Monday, April 21, 2025 (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Suquamish Seafoods divers Joshua George, left and Kyle Purser, center, work on adjusting gear before a sample harvest of geoducks to send in for testing on the waters of Puget Sound near Suquamish, Wash., on Monday, April 21, 2025 (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Suquamish Seafoods’ Tyleeander Purser pilots the F/V Carriere on the way to a sample harvest of geoducks to send in for testing on the waters of Puget Sound near Suquamish, Wash., on Monday, April 21, 2025 (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Suquamish Seafoods’ Tyleeander Purser pilots the F/V Carriere on the way to a sample harvest of geoducks to send in for testing on the waters of Puget Sound near Suquamish, Wash., on Monday, April 21, 2025 (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
A diver communications box is seen aboard the Suquamish Seafoods vessel F/V Carriere, run by the Suquamish Tribe on the waters of Puget Sound near Suquamish, Wash., on Monday, April 21, 2025 (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
A diver communications box is seen aboard the Suquamish Seafoods vessel F/V Carriere, run by the Suquamish Tribe on the waters of Puget Sound near Suquamish, Wash., on Monday, April 21, 2025 (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
In this image from video, diver Daniel McRae uses a water gun to flush out geoducks from the seabed as Washington Department of Natural Resources diver Sarah Yerrace, holding camera, performs a compliance check dive near Illahee State Park in Bremerton, Wash., on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo)
In this image from video, diver Daniel McRae uses a water gun to flush out geoducks from the seabed as Washington Department of Natural Resources diver Sarah Yerrace, holding camera, performs a compliance check dive near Illahee State Park in Bremerton, Wash., on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo)
Washington Department of Natural Resources diver Leonard Leveque waits for colleagues to return from compliance dives observing geoduck divers as they work on harvests near Bremerton, Wash., on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Washington Department of Natural Resources diver Leonard Leveque waits for colleagues to return from compliance dives observing geoduck divers as they work on harvests near Bremerton, Wash., on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Several hundred pounds of freshly harvested geoducks sit in crates in farmer Ian Childs’ boat awaiting a pickup of an order Friday, April 25, 2025, in Shelton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Several hundred pounds of freshly harvested geoducks sit in crates in farmer Ian Childs’ boat awaiting a pickup of an order Friday, April 25, 2025, in Shelton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Daniel McRae uses a pulley on his boat to pull up a bag of harvested geoduck clams as brother, Derrick McRae ,continues to work underwater near Illahee State Park in Bremerton, Wash., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Daniel McRae uses a pulley on his boat to pull up a bag of harvested geoduck clams as brother, Derrick McRae ,continues to work underwater near Illahee State Park in Bremerton, Wash., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Daniel McRae unloads a bag of harvested geoduck clams from his brother, Derrick McRae, on their boat near Illahee State Park in Bremerton, Wash., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Daniel McRae unloads a bag of harvested geoduck clams from his brother, Derrick McRae, on their boat near Illahee State Park in Bremerton, Wash., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
In this image from video, diver Derrick McRae, wearing the camera, pulls a geoduck from the seabed after using a water gun to flush out the burrowing clam near Illahee State Park in Bremerton, Wash., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo)
In this image from video, diver Derrick McRae, wearing the camera, pulls a geoduck from the seabed after using a water gun to flush out the burrowing clam near Illahee State Park in Bremerton, Wash., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo)
Chef de cuisine Mike Holbein prepares a geoduck for sashimi at Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar Friday, April 25, 2025, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Chef de cuisine Mike Holbein prepares a geoduck for sashimi at Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar Friday, April 25, 2025, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Two whole geoducks, left, are displayed with a sashimi preparation of the clam at right, at Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar in Olympia, Wash., on Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Two whole geoducks, left, are displayed with a sashimi preparation of the clam at right, at Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar in Olympia, Wash., on Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Geoduck farmer Ian Childs, who says business has been down due to tariffs, waits at a boat launch for a pickup of an order in Shelton, Wash., on Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Geoduck farmer Ian Childs, who says business has been down due to tariffs, waits at a boat launch for a pickup of an order in Shelton, Wash., on Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Suquamish Seafoods diver Joshua George dons his gear in preparation for a sample harvest of geoducks to send in for testing on the waters of Puget Sound near Suquamish, Wash., on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Suquamish Seafoods diver Joshua George dons his gear in preparation for a sample harvest of geoducks to send in for testing on the waters of Puget Sound near Suquamish, Wash., on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Suquamish Seafoods vessel F/V Carriere sails on the waters of Port Madison near Suquamish, Wash., on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Suquamish Seafoods vessel F/V Carriere sails on the waters of Port Madison near Suquamish, Wash., on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editor Patrick Sison in New York.