Grandpa,

You're very right! This is not a racial issue.
Many of the geoducks are being blown out from the seafloor by caucasion men. More specifically, local guys marrying indian women (at least some percentage) and jumping on the Boldt bandwagon. I know, I grew up with several successful geoduckers who have not had to find and work in jobs that the average population must. And hygrading is standard operating procedure. 'When not geoducking, let's decimate the dungeness crabs'. The other eight monthes of the year you can sit around and legally poach big game when bored.