Tag archive for ‘clams’

  • Know your clams

    4/30/10 • (0)

    Clam digging may appear to be down and dirty, but mind your manners. Before pursuing the wily bivalve, you need to know the ethics of the sport. First, know the clam species you’re looking for. Juvenile gaper clams are often mistaken for softshell clams. Gaper clams have a distinctive gape and reside in saltwater bays. …

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  • Heart-shaped clams?

    4/30/10 • (2)

    Clamming requires knowledge of tides and habitats. Prepare by knowing regulations, closures, and responsible harvest techniques. The cockle found in Oregon is known as the heart cockle. The Latin translation (Clinocardium nuttallii) means Nutall’s sloping heart. In the 1830s Thomas Nuttall, a botanist and zoologist exploring the Pacific Northwest, discovered the heart cockle. Cockles are …

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