The clam rakes are short, with handles just a foot or so long. To tear a hole in that stubborn mud, you have get down on your haunches or your knees, maintaining precarious balance while using your ...

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — The soft-shell clams that are harvested by hand and raked from the mud flats of Maine are becoming less plentiful, and the downward trend jeopardizes one of New England’s ...

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Clams are a mainstay at Maine restaurants for tourists and locals alike, but how many people think about how the meat they’re dipping into butter got onto their plates? It’s a big question, as ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In this June 28, 2017 photo, local softshell clams are on display at a ...

You need a permit. Look for bubbles and indentations in the mud. By Jaime Lowe “You always need a permit in order to shellfish,” says Karen Johnson, a commercial shell fisherman who also sells clams ...

Researchers will put millions of clams over 600 acres of the Indian River Lagoon to see if they eat enough hydrogen sulfide, ...