Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Clam diggers in Tomales Bay and throughout California have been banned from using water pumps that state officials say put clam stocks at risk and fuel black ...

Night-time razor clam digs are fun, but clammers must carry a strong light, either a powerful flashlight or a lantern. Also, it is not advisable to dig razors at night by yourself. (Terry Otto for The ...

Hydraulic pumps shown here were growing increasingly popular for clam harvesting in California in the past five years. The California Fish and Game Commission voted this week to permanently ban their ...

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Each year, 100,000 people wake up clamoring to dig in the sand for razor clams. They pull on waders, reach for their clam guns and head to a 58-mile stretch of coastal Washington that extends from the ...

THIS MUST BE the best autumn weather in years. And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, it did with the opening of razor clam season! If you don’t know what a razor clam is, you are ...

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 ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the dates for razor clam digging opportunities are available for November. People will be able to dig for clams from Nov. 3 to 9 at Long Beach, ...