Clamming is more fun, and safer, when you go with family or friends, even four-legged friends. It is a social event, and a festival atmosphere prevails during the digs. (Terry Otto for The Columbian) ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, that 62 tentative dates are set for razor clam digs at beaches along the Washington coast beginning in mid-September ...

Those looking to take one last dig at harvesting this year’s razor clams are in luck. A low tide series will start Friday and last through the Fourth of July, giving way to pretty ideal clamming ...

Editor's note: Today The Hour starts a 10-part series on shellfishing, both recreational and professional. Shellfishing is a part of our local maritime history and remains a vital part of local ...

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Shellfishing has been banned along large portions of the Massachusetts coast because of toxic red tide, state officials said. The state Division of Marine Fisheries on ...