The clam rakes are short, with handles just a foot or so long. To tear a hole in that stubborn mud, you have get down on your haunches or your knees, maintaining precarious balance while using your ...

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — The soft-shell clams that are harvested by hand and raked from the mud flats of Maine are becoming less plentiful, and the downward trend jeopardizes one of New England’s ...

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In horror flicks, creepy soundtracks are used to help scare the living daylights out of people. In a lab, two researchers used a similar device to freak out mud crabs in an effort to prove that they ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In this June 28, 2017 photo, local softshell clams are on display at a ...

You need a permit. Look for bubbles and indentations in the mud. By Jaime Lowe “You always need a permit in order to shellfish,” says Karen Johnson, a commercial shell fisherman who also sells clams ...

Clams are a mainstay at Maine restaurants for tourists and locals alike, but how many people think about how the meat they’re dipping into butter got onto their plates? It’s a big question, as ...

Danish chef and king of the foragers René Redzepi is gearing up for the Australian pop-up of his famed Copenhagen restaurant Noma. Redzepi announced earlier this summer that he and his team will ...

His hunt for clams put him in one shell of a bad spot. Long Island firefighters had to rescue a man after he got stuck in feet of mud while clamming, officials said. The Centerport Fire Department ...

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