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This 24 page paper outlines biological aspects of hard clams which are also known as Mercenaria mercenaria or quahogs. The history of the industry in and around the Raritan Bay area and Sandy Hook are discussed in detail. Clam Population, conditions and sizes of clams are included along with a slew of information used to characterize the clams. The history of hard clamming in the region is discussed along with a great deal of information on pollution and how the problem has been resolved. Finally, throughout the paper, legislation and restrictions are duly noted. It is suggested that sometimes legislation is too strict. The paper concludes with future possibilities regarding this long standing industry. Bibliography lists 30 sources.
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needed for the proliferation of this hard shell variety of clam. The history of the hard clam industry in and around the Raritan Bay area and Sandy Hook are discussed
in detail. Clam Population, conditions and sizes of clams are included along with a slew of information used to characterize the unique aspects of these sea creatures. The history of
hard clamming in the region is discussed along with a great deal of information about pollution and how the problem has been resolved. Finally, throughout the paper, legislation and restrictions
are duly noted. It is suggested that sometimes legislation is too strict. The paper presents a conclusion that culminates with attention to future possibilities regarding this long standing industry.
I. Introduction In writing about the Raritan Bay and other local waters, Joseph Mitchell reminisces: "On moonless nights and
foggy days, they slip out, usually in row boats, and raid the beds. In the course of a year, they take tons of clams. They eat them in chowders and
stews, and they eat them raw. Every once in awhile, whole families get horribly sick" (qtd. in Neill, 2000, p.588). Indeed, New Jersey and the surrounding waterways that flow into
New York contain a great deal of clams. The memories of clamming, eating clams raw, tasting clams for the first time and so forth are indelible memories in the minds
of Americans who visit the New Jersey shore. Sometimes people do get sick, but by and large those memories are good, and the memories are often associated with New Jersey.
While clams are eaten in various parts of the nation, the shore towns are well known for their abundance of clams. In fact, more than 70 % (Abbott, 2003, p.254)
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