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06-29-2006, 01:51 PM
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What was that!?!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: East Kingston, NH
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Sea Worm Farm
Is it possible to farm your own sea worms? I am assuming its alot more work than what its worth but at 50 cents a worm I don't mind asking if anyone has any success in the topic. 
there was a thread a while back on steroid sand worms... but I was more curious in the good ol fashioned kind. |
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06-29-2006, 02:55 PM
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I seem to recall the sandman asking about it.
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06-29-2006, 03:02 PM
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Canceled
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In Maine I just dig them out of the bank. Look for a rocky bank in a esturary at low tide and pull/dig some rocks out at the low tide line, usually takes twenty minutes to dig plenty for me.
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Frasier: Niles, I’ve just had the most marvelous idea for a website! People will post their opinions, cheeky bon mots, and insights, and others will reply in kind!
Niles: You have met “people”, haven’t you?
Lets Go Darwin
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06-29-2006, 03:07 PM
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What was that!?!
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errr what if your not in Maine? |
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06-29-2006, 03:10 PM
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Canceled
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Originally Posted by MrHunters
errr what if your not in Maine? |
Is it that different from Kennebunkport to Beverly? |
Frasier: Niles, I’ve just had the most marvelous idea for a website! People will post their opinions, cheeky bon mots, and insights, and others will reply in kind!
Niles: You have met “people”, haven’t you?
Lets Go Darwin
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06-29-2006, 03:15 PM
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What was that!?!
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don't know... never dug up sea worms before....never even new where they lived.
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06-29-2006, 03:26 PM
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Canceled
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It's probably illegal in Mass, unless you pay a license fee, tax, etc.
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Frasier: Niles, I’ve just had the most marvelous idea for a website! People will post their opinions, cheeky bon mots, and insights, and others will reply in kind!
Niles: You have met “people”, haven’t you?
Lets Go Darwin
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06-29-2006, 03:26 PM
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What was that!?!
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there are some things that google will just NOT tell me. and info on sea worms is one.
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06-29-2006, 03:28 PM
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06-29-2006, 03:28 PM
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What was that!?!
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Originally Posted by bluefishercat
It's probably illegal in Mass, unless you pay a license fee, tax, etc.
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i have no idea.. but im sure you are right...  |
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06-29-2006, 04:09 PM
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What was that!?!
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BW, interesting read... but looks more than a hobby from what I read.
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06-29-2006, 04:19 PM
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I occasionally dig some up when I'm clamming in RI (steamers).
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06-29-2006, 04:35 PM
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I've never bought seaworms always dug my own. You need a permit from the Town to do it , usually included in your clamming license. Some towns disallow commercial aquaculture of any kind.
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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
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06-29-2006, 07:36 PM
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What was that!?!
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i thought they were grown in the fridge at the bait store... gesh...
i lead a shelterd life.
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07-01-2006, 10:09 AM
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here fishy fishy
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i have a friend of a friend that knows someone that has picked some sandworms in mass. there were no monster worms, plenty of 3-5 inch ones tho.
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redcrbbr
of all the things i've lost...i miss my mind the most!!
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07-01-2006, 10:15 AM
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I've talked with those worm farmers at the RISA saltwater fishing expo. Pretty interesting, might be a decent future in it. As far as doing it for your own use, forget it. You're talking about a lot of investment of time and $$$.
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07-01-2006, 10:16 AM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
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Seaworm
MrHunter, if you can find a male and female seaworm anything is possible. That statement is kind of a joke and not a joke. The whole secret is warm water twelve months a year. With warm water one can grow and harvest worms in twelve months that normally would take several years to grow to a harvestable size.
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Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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07-02-2006, 12:09 PM
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Not to mention being able to duplicate ideal spawning conditions, and being able to create environmental conditions and correct feed for each stage of the life cycle.
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07-02-2006, 03:09 PM
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so how can you tell the male from female |
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07-02-2006, 03:14 PM
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 The male's wee-wee is outside his body. |
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07-02-2006, 03:19 PM
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ill check that next time Im telling him to stop being difficult and eat the **%*#$%# hook
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07-03-2006, 06:58 AM
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Also if it's being difficult for no apparent reason, it's probably a female. No sense in even looking.
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07-03-2006, 08:46 AM
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BWAHAHA... this could get ugly.
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07-03-2006, 10:36 AM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
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I waited a few days before replying to how can you tell the male female worms apart. I didn't want this to open a pandora's box of smutty worm jokes.
Truthfully though I never researched male/female reproductivity with regard to seaworms. It should be relatively easy to do. I am wondering if they are asexual, or if upon demand do both jobs at different times.
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Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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07-03-2006, 10:49 AM
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What was that!?!
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Location: East Kingston, NH
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Originally Posted by Swimmer
I waited a few days before replying to how can you tell the male female worms apart. I didn't want this to open a pandora's box of smutty worm jokes.
Truthfully though I never researched male/female reproductivity with regard to seaworms. It should be relatively easy to do. I am wondering if they are asexual, or if upon demand do both jobs at different times.
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im guessing that is more on target then our line of thinking  
It might be an interesting project to try if I had the space and the capacity.
What about a salt water tank at the proper temp (70-75F??)
And since they only breed once in their lifetime how do I know the dozen I throw into the tank havent already delivered their payload?
What is good worm food now that Im thinking about it? |
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