aquaculture

Unidentified Worms and Green Discharge Observed in Washington Clam Harvest

A green discharge from an unidentified worm is exactly the kind of observation that turns a routine harvest into a field mystery. While working floating bags of clams in Oyster Bay, one of our colleagues netted a specimen, and its unexpected innards sparked genuine curiosity. It is a reminder that even familiar ecosystems hold gaps in our empirical knowledge. Observations like this are why we value integrated data ecosystems; documenting the anomaly is the first step toward understanding it.