clam digging
Beach shellfish gathering
Clam digging is the activity of harvesting clams from beaches or tidal flats, typically by hand with a rake or shovel.
It's both a commercial practice and a recreational pastime, often done at low tide when clams are accessible: We went clam digging on the cape last weekend.
The activity requires timing around tides and knowledge of where clams burrow.
- cocklesSmall ribbed bivalves
- razor clamsNarrow burrowing coastal mollusks
- shellfishingHarvesting marine mollusks
- seafood boilCommunal shellfish cookout
- geoducksGiant burrowing Pacific clams
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- outdoor recreationhiking, camping, fishing, swimming, skiing
- beach activitiesbeach volleyball, beach soccer, beach walks, beach party, bonfire
- food procurementforaging, harvesting, fishing, gathering, berry picking
- shellfishingclams, crabs, lobsters, mussels, scallops
- Northwest cuisineDungeness crab, smoked salmon, cedar plank salmon, huckleberries, marionberries
- Seacoast NHPortsmouth, seacoast, Hampton, Newcastle, New Castle
clam diggingfishing
Catching aquatic creatures
angling · fly fishing · line fishing · hunting · spearfishing
clam diggingsunbathing
Deliberate exposure to rays
catch and release · fish stocking · lounging · seeding · beachcombing