{"id":232,"date":"2020-11-03T09:30:51","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T17:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/?p=232"},"modified":"2020-09-08T13:54:03","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T20:54:03","slug":"bay-clams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/bay-clams\/","title":{"rendered":"Bay clams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2774\/files\/2020\/04\/getting20the20clam.jpg?resize=380%2C271&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2774\/files\/2020\/04\/getting20the20clam.jpg?w=380&amp;ssl=1 380w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2774\/files\/2020\/04\/getting20the20clam.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><figcaption>Clamming is a fun family activity. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon estuaries are rich with many species of clams, although only a few of these species are commonly harvested. Gaper, butter, cockle, littleneck, and softshell clams are primarily harvested due to their abundance, size, and taste. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A wide variety of other bivalve species are found in Oregon estuaries, but are not commonly harvested due either to their scarcity or lack of palatability. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Tools<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clamming is a great family activity and you can get started with tools you already have in the garden. &nbsp;Successful clamming does require some knowledge and preparation. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Preparation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before clamming, harvesters should be aware of weather, regulations, closures, responsible harvest, and techniques. This video produced by Travel Oregon provides important information about how to clam in Oregon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grant&#039;s Getaways: Horsenecks, Quahogs and Steamer Clams\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fykdWL1MmVg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon estuaries are rich with many species of clams, although only a few of these species are commonly harvested. Gaper, butter, cockle, littleneck, and softshell clams are primarily harvested due to their abundance, size, and taste. A wide variety of other bivalve species are found in Oregon estuaries, but are not commonly harvested due either&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/bay-clams\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8280,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3445],"tags":[1362765,1362763,1362901],"class_list":["post-232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wildlife","tag-family","tag-fishing","tag-seafood"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8280"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3116,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions\/3116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}