Laizhou Large Razor Clams

Laizhou Large Razor Clams

Laizhou Large Razor Clams is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Large Razor Clams

　　　Razor clams are a type of shellfish, abundant in the shallow sea areas from the Jiaolai River to Guoxi along the coast of Laizhou. With thin shells and tender, delicious meat, they are a highly popular and nutritious delicacy. Local women who experience insufficient breast milk after childbirth often use clam soup to promote lactation. The area has resource-rich waters spanning tens of thousands of acres, with four varieties including the large razor clam, slender razor clam, and small razor clam. They are mostly harvested by experienced fishermen using fishing hooks made of bamboo poles and steel wires, individually fished from shallow tidal flats or deep seabeds, with an annual yield of over 300 tons.

　　Laizhou City is located in the northwest of the Shandong Peninsula, at the junction of Yantai, Qingdao, and Weifang. Laizhou Bay is one of China’s most fertile bays, rich in a variety of seafood. Swimming crabs, prawns, large razor clams, clams, sole fish, needle fish, sea cucumbers, turbot, peach blossom shrimp, and scallops are hailed as the “Top Ten Seafood of Laizhou Bay.”

　　Razor clams are a type of shellfish, abundant in the shallow sea areas from the Jiaolai River to Guoxi along the coast of Laizhou. With thin shells and tender, delicious meat, they are a highly popular and nutritious delicacy.

　　The shell of the large razor clam can reach up to 14 centimeters in length, about as thick as an adult’s thumb. Because it has two thick shells that cling together like a bamboo tube, it is referred to as the large razor clam. This creature lives in shallow sea areas at depths of four to five meters and is best caught when the tide recedes and the water level is around one and a half meters.

　　In 2013, the “Laizhou Large Razor Clams” application submitted by the Laizhou Blue Ocean Aquatic Technology Research Institute was approved and registered as a China National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, with the trademark registration number: 13192919.

　　Laizhou Large Razor Clams

　　Laizhou Blue Ocean Aquatic Technology Research Institute

　　13192919

　　Clams (live)