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B.C. geoduck clam exports facing devastation from Chinese tariffs on massive molluscs

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Diversification has become a mantra for Canadian exporters in the new age of tariffs, but for harvesters of British Columbia’s geoduck clams, that’s a high hurdle, said BC Seafood Alliance executive director Christina Burridge.

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The Globe & Mail

Canada’s seafood producers seek to cast wider net at North American Expo

Facing tariffs from U.S. and China, Canada’s seafood companies look to new markets in Europe and Indo-Pacific

15 hours ago·Canada

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Rocky Mountain Outlook

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B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom

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Winnipeg Sun

B.C. geoduck exports facing devastation from Chinese tariffs on massive molluscs

VANCOUVER - Diversification has become a mantra for Canadian exporters in the new age of tariffs, but for harvesters of British Columbia's geoduck clams, that's a high hurdle, said BC Seafood Alliance executive director Christina Burridge.

1 day ago·Hamilton, Canada

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Energetic City

B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom – Energeticcity.ca

VANCOUVER — British Columbia seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export industry that is built almost exclusively on Chinese markets. Christina Burridge, executive director with the BC Seafood Alliance, says about 95 per cent of Canada’s geoduck exports go to China, with exports of the clam to the country valued at about $7…

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Undercurrent News

Canadian geoduck industry first casualty of Chinese tariffs

'We went gangbusters up to yesterday to land as much product as we could and, as of today, the fishery is shut down' -- Grant Dovey, executive director of the Underwater Harvesters Association in British Columbia

1 day ago

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