surf clams – Commercial Fishing

5 Aug 2016

New York Atlantic Ocean Surfclam Fishery Regulations

by Staff | posted in: Mid Atlantic | 0

In July, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the adoption of regulations for the Atlantic Ocean surf clam fishery to ensure consistency with the harvest management measures of the State’s Atlantic Ocean Surf clam … Continued

11 Jul 2016

Massachusetts Surf Clam Aquaculture Research

by Staff | posted in: Aquaculture, Northeast | 0

A project underway at Woods Hole Sea Grant is evaluating surf clams (Spisula solidissima) as a potential shellfish aquaculture species. An early phase involved distributing local hatchery-produced surf clam seed to southeast Massachusetts growers and establishing a seed clam planting … Continued