clammer
Beach rake wielder
A clammer is someone who digs for clams, either commercially or recreationally.
Clamming typically involves wading in shallow coastal waters or mudflats at low tide, using rakes or hands to harvest the shellfish: The clammers were out before dawn.
Hard-shelled edible clam
- littleneckYoung hard-shell clam
- steamerVapor-powered vessel
- geoduckLarge burrowing Pacific clam
- razorBlade for removing hair
cherrystone · softshell · hardshell · cockle · bivalve · mollusk · shellfish · chowder
Tined yard implement
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- wadersWaterproof fishing garment
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
gumboots · overalls · bucket · sieve · hod · scratcher · oilskin · pail
Exposed shore sediment
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- inletWater extending into land
cove · marsh · wetland · sandbar · intertidal · foreshore · saltwater · seashore
Removing earth below
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- shuckingRemoving outer covering
raking · bending · hauling · sorting · slogging · trudging · squelching
Formal grant of permission
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- seasonYearly division or series
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
sustainable · aquaculture · mariculture · permit · conservation · limits · commercial · recreational
quahog
Hard-shelled edible clam
- littleneckYoung hard-shell clam
- steamerVapor-powered vessel
- geoduckLarge burrowing Pacific clam
razor · cherrystone · softshell · hardshell · cockle · bivalve · mollusk · shellfish · chowder · linguine
rake
Tined yard implement
gloves · gumboots · overalls · bucket · sieve · hod · scratcher · oilskin · pail · kneepads
mudflat
Exposed shore sediment
inlet · cove · marsh · wetland · sandbar · intertidal · foreshore · saltwater · seashore · littoral
digging
Removing earth below
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- harvestingGathering mature crops
shucking · raking · bending · hauling · sorting · slogging · trudging · squelching
license
Formal grant of permission
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- seasonYearly division or series
subsistence · sustainable · aquaculture · mariculture · permit · conservation · limits · commercial · recreational · wholesale
- fishing boatstrawler, trawlers, seiner, seiners, longliner
- fishing jobsfisherman, fisher, deckhand, fishing captain, boat captain
- coastal dwellersfisherman, islander, lobsterman, crabber, oysterman
- wetland workersrice farmer, crabber, oysterman, shrimper, wildlife biologist
- anglersangler, fisherman, fisherwoman, bass angler, fly fisher
- Workboatsworkboat, tugboat, tug, towboat, pusher