HAMPTON BEACH — One of the great advantages to living along the ocean are the amazing things that show up on the beach after a storm. We often forget that there is a whole world under the ocean waves ...

For decades, the small fleet of independent fishermen who dredged for surf clams in ocean waters off Long Island's southern coast resisted out-of-state interests in a fishery they considered New ...

With New York State’s surf-clam harvest at historic lows, local fishermen are urging state lawmakers to impose new catch limits for the large ocean clams to help restore a species critics say has been ...

This is the season for harvesting shellfish in the bivalve class found along Maine's coastline. Quahogs (Mercenaria mercenaria) and surf clams (Spisula solidissima) are bigger cousins to the soft ...

When it comes to fishery management controversy never seems to be too far away. Last month you may have read about the dubious nature of a decision by the New England Fishery Management Council to ...

Unless you’re the sort of person who scours the daily specials at high-end sushi bars, you might not have a deep familiarity with the surf clam. About the size of a salad plate, the mollusk is usually ...

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March 10 was a warm rainy day. Crane’s Castle loomed out of gossamer wisps of mist. I expected to hear the chirr of bagpipes as the Scottish guards marched through the foggy dark dunes. The day before ...