Soft-shell clams are not as common as their hard-shell counterparts and may sound off-putting at first, but they are considered a delicacy in the Chesapeake Bay region.

Soft-shell clams, also called “steamers” or “longnecks,” are one of the northeastern U.S.’s most beloved seafood items, delighting shoreside diners in fried clam rolls, clam strips and ...

The life of a soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria) begins on a warm spring day when both male and female clams release their sperm and eggs into the water. If the two should meet, fertilization occurs.

Slice the siphon (that’s the strange protruding part) thin for sashimi that tastes like ocean candy. The body meat works ...

Soft-shell clams Lesser known in Pennsylvania, but with flavor to spare, their name is a bit misleading. Unlike soft-shell crabs which can be eaten in full, the shell of a soft-shell clam ...

The soft-shell clams are also known as "steamers" and they are often fried, used in chowder and, of course, steamed. They're a familiar sight in New England fish markets and grocery stores, where ...

In a previous Maryland Sea Grant project, Ming Liu, Ph.D., a PEARL researcher and principal investigator on a recently awarded grant to advance the growth of soft-shell clam aquaculture in ...

SCARBOROUGH (AP) — The soft-shell clams that are harvested by hand and raked from the mud flats of Maine are becoming less plentiful, and the downward trend jeopardizes one of New England’s ...

The predators eat soft-shell clams, which are often used in fried clam rolls and clam strips. The nationwide harvest of the clams fell to a little less than 2.8 million pounds of meat in 2016.

Soft-shell clams are especially at risk when the climate changes rapidly, researchers say. The number of clams for harvest is also dwindling, Chad Coffin, president of the Maine Clammers ...

WAREHAM - With colder weather on the way, the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night approved commercial soft shell clam regulations that, among other things, restrict fishermen and women to working in ...

The life of a soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria) begins on a warm spring day when both male and female clams release their sperm and eggs into the water. If the two should meet, fertilization occurs.