The demise of Long Island's commercial hard clam industry has been well documented, but enough of the tasty, hard-shell bivalves remain to ensure that recreational shellfishing fans can have fun ...

For those of us who have difficulty finding peace while sitting in one place, clamming can be an unexpected escape. By Kim Gooden On these dark winter evenings, when the end of the day has crept up ...

Ah, to savor the salty, sweet, delicate juices of a hard-shell clam. Served raw on the half-shell, baked, fried, chowdered or even in spaghetti sauce, this is the shellfish most familiar to Long ...

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 ...