Clam Boats Panoramic Black and White

Clam digging in North American is common way to harvest clams from below the surface of the tidal sand flats or mud flats where they live. It is done... more

by Tom Gari Gallery-Three-Photography

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Clam Boats Panoramic Black and White

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Tom Gari Gallery-Three-Photography

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Photograph - Photography

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Clam digging in North American is common way to harvest clams from below the surface of the tidal sand flats or mud flats where they live. It is done both recreationally (for enjoyment or as a source of food) and commercially (as a source of income)..Commercial clamming for quahog clams, and the larger surf clams (soup clams) is primarily done offshore, via mechanical dredging. To harvest cultivated clam beds, aquaculturalists often use a much smaller version (hand pulled) from the offshore dredge. Another form of commercial clamming is done from a flat-decked boat using a clamrake with a telescopic handle. The head of these rakes have long tines attached to a "basket-like" cage in which the clams are collected.Another popular method for bay clamming is the use of specialized tongs from a boat. Operators use the long tongs to probe the sand for clams. Clam tongs appear very much like two clamrakes with teeth hinged like scissors.

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December 8th, 2015