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| Contagious cancer poses possible threat to Salish Sea clams | In a hotspot of clams, this disease can spread like wildfire. “Water is such a good medium for cancer to live in,” said James Dimond, a marine biologist at Western Washington University’s Shannon Point Marine Center in Anacortes. Neither the soft-shell or the cockle are… |
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| Dungeness are WA’s most lucrative seafood, but we know little about them | Jay Dimond, a research assistant professor at Western Washington University, is working with the Jamestown S’Klallam and Swinomish tribes within the crab research group to help understand Dungeness genetics, including correlations between adaptations and environmental conditions. … |
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| Crab DNA study examines possible distinct populations | The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe is working with a diverse group of partners to learn more about the population structure of Puget Sound's Dungeness crab by studying the DNA of both larvae and adults. (story behind a paywall, but features WWU's Jay Dimond) |