The tools needed for shellfishing depend on what you are trying to catch. Please click on your species of interest for a listing of proper tools.
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Clams (quahaugs or hard clams, soft shells) |
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Here are some images of the tools you'll need to go shellfishing regardless of the species you are after. Click on any of the pictures to see a larger view or the link below it for more information.
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A basket for your catch; here, from right to left, are a bushel basket, a half bushel basket and a 10-quart basket (1 bushel = 32 quarts) |
There are a variety of hand scratch rakes such as these, used mostly to harvest quahaugs, but occasionally to catch soft shell clams. (Click here to learn more about rakes and other tools used to harvest shellfish) |
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There are a lot of ways to measure your shellfish to make sure you have legal sized animals, but we recommend a set of rings: 3" for oysters, 2" for soft shell clams and 1" for quahaugs. |
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