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Clam digging is a common means by which to harvest clams from below the surface of the tidal mud flats where they live. It can be done both recreationally for enjoyment or as a source of food, or commercially as a source of income. Commercial digging is often referred to colloquially as clamming, done by a clammer. Categories: Pages needing attention | Animal stubs ... Mudflats are relatively flat, muddy regions found in intertidal areas. ... Tigers playing in the water Girl playing on tyre swing Adults enjoying the day. ... This article is about the business concept; Commerce is also the name of several places in the United States. ... A colloquialism is an informal expression, that is, an expression not used in formal speech or writing. ...


In the Minas Basin area of Nova Scotia digging for soft-shelled clams is usually done with a clam hack, a spading fork with its short handle bend perpendicularly away from the fork's head. A digger typically uses the hack by grasping the spine of the prongs in one hand and the handle of the fork in the other to push the hack down into the mud or sand and then pull it up and towards him/herself. This digging action opens up the soil to expose the clams. Those clams legally long enough (44mm) are then taken by hand and put into a peck-size (9 litre) bucket used for measuring the volume of clams collected. The Minas Basin is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area {{{TotalArea}}} km² (12th)  - Land 53,338 km²  - Water 1,946 km² (3. ... This article is about pitchfork, the tool. ... A peck is an Imperial unit and U.S. customary unit of dry volume, equivalent in each of these systems to 8 dry quarts, or 16 dry pints. ...


Amateur digging is often done using a straight long-handled spading fork or a spading shovel where the digger digs down into the soil by pushing the head of instrument down by stepping on its spine with one of her/his feet. The legal limit for recreational digging is 300 clams per day in Maritime Canada. A shovel is a tool for lifting and moving loose material such as coal, gravel, snow, dirt, or sand. ... The Maritimes or Maritime provinces are a region of Canada on the Atlantic coast, consisting of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. ...

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Clam digging - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (252 words)
Clam digging is a common means by which to harvest clams from below the surface of the tidal mud flats where they live.
In the Minas Basin area of Nova Scotia digging for soft-shelled clams is usually done with a clam hack, a spading fork with its short handle bend perpendicularly away from the fork's head.
Amateur digging is often done using a straight long-handled spading fork or a spading shovel where the digger digs down into the soil by pushing the head of instrument down by stepping on its spine with one of her/his feet.
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