Geoduck from Canada is one of the most unique seafood delicacies in the world harvested from the cool, pristine waters of Canada’s Pacific coast.
 
Blessed with a bounty of this natural treasure, British Columbia has become the world’s leading supplier of the best quality geoducks. Individually harvested by divers and handled with great pride and care, geoducks are one of British Columbia’s most valuable shellfish harvests. Accordingly, Geoduck from Canada has earned an international reputation as the true geoduck of great taste, fresh flavour and premium quality.
 
Geoduck from Canada, Panopea generosa, is a bivalve mollusk. This species of clam can bury itself more than one metre deep in the gravel or sand of the ocean floor. It is the largest burrowing clam in the world and one of the longest lived, often living over 100 years, with the oldest geoduck recorded in Canada at 168 years old. The age of the clams can be estimated by the growth rings or annuli on the shell, similar to the rings of a tree trunk. It can grow to over 4 ½ kg (10 lbs), however a commercially harvested geoduck is on average about 1 kg (2.2 lbs) in weight. The average shell length is 195 mm (7 ¾ inches). Geoduck from Canada is also known as “Elephant Trunk Clam” in Chinese for its long, meaty siphon and more recently as “King Clam” in North American markets for its large size and prestigious reputation.
 
While approximately 90% of the 1,400 metric tonnes (3.08 million lbs) of Canadian geoduck harvested every year is shipped to China and Hong Kong, it is now also being discovered and enjoyed by seafood lovers all around the world.
 
Canadian geoduck is prized for its remarkable sweet, sea-fresh flavour and crunchy texture that sets it apart from geoduck harvested in other regions around the world. It is therefore most often enjoyed in its pure natural form or just quickly sautéed, stir-fried or cooked in a traditional hot-pot.