University of California - Santa Cruz. (2011, September 29). Fish uses tool to dig up and crush clams. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 / 09 ...

That’s “harvesting” razor clams, not “digging” razor clams. It showed folks in either the U.K. or on the U.S. East Coast — I can’t remember which — on a beach, gathering razor ...

Fick handed me a “clam gun;” the tool of choice for beginners learning the ropes of clam digging. It was a hard plastic tube, with a covered top that has a handle built into it, plus there is ...

A pandemic-era rise in clamming and an effective new harvesting tool have hammered local shellfish ... have been able to ease the difficulty of digging up the shellfish, one of the chief obstacles ...

Digging clams is not a sport for the faint of heart. It is back-breaking work, but so worth the effort. The tools needed are a license, of course, a clam rake, which looks a little like a ...

The ban does not apply to tools such as clam guns ... hydraulic pumps had been an issue for several years at popular clam digging areas on the mudflats of northern Tomales Bay.

Clams must be at least 1½ inches long. Each person must have their own collection container, but you may share digging tools. Holes must be refilled when you’re finished. Shovels were most ...

“More people participate in razor clamming than any other fishery in the state. It brings out the largest crowds and the widest age group of people to dig,” said Bryce Blumenthal, a coastal ...

Each digger must have their clams in a separate container and must keep the first 15 clams they dig, regardless of size or condition, to prevent waste. DOH requires test samples for marine toxins ...