David Berger has been a contributor to the food feature “Northwest Taste” in the Pacific Magazine and is former art critic for the Seattle Times. He is a recipient of a Metcalf Fellowship for Marine and Environmental Reporting.

• Chapter One | Introductions Chapter Two | Lay of the Land: Long Beach and Ocean Shores Chapter Three | Sacred Treaties Chapter Four | Ecology and Anatomy Chapter Five | Past Abundances Chapter Six | The Era of NIX and Domoic Acid Chapter Seven | Pumping and Counting Chapter Eight | Licensed to Carry Chapter Nine | Eating Them, After All, Is the Point Chapter Ten | Will’s First Clam CODA Practical Matters and One Speculation Appendix One | Washington State Razor ClamPersonal Use Regulations, 1929–2015 Appendix Two | Recreational Razor Clam LicenseInformation in Washington, 1982–1993 List of Recipes Notes Selected Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

"Clamming fans can pique their interest with this volume, which details the science and history surrounding the species."

David Berger has been a contributor to the food feature “Northwest Taste” in the Pacific Magazine and is former art critic for the Seattle Times. He is a recipient of a Metcalf Fellowship for Marine and Environmental Reporting.

• Chapter One | Introductions Chapter Two | Lay of the Land: Long Beach and Ocean Shores Chapter Three | Sacred Treaties Chapter Four | Ecology and Anatomy Chapter Five | Past Abundances Chapter Six | The Era of NIX and Domoic Acid Chapter Seven | Pumping and Counting Chapter Eight | Licensed to Carry Chapter Nine | Eating Them, After All, Is the Point Chapter Ten | Will’s First Clam CODA Practical Matters and One Speculation Appendix One | Washington State Razor ClamPersonal Use Regulations, 1929–2015 Appendix Two | Recreational Razor Clam LicenseInformation in Washington, 1982–1993 List of Recipes Notes Selected Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

"Clamming fans can pique their interest with this volume, which details the science and history surrounding the species."

David Berger has been a contributor to the food feature “Northwest Taste” in the Pacific Magazine and is former art critic for the Seattle Times. He is a recipient of a Metcalf Fellowship for Marine and Environmental Reporting.

• Chapter One | Introductions Chapter Two | Lay of the Land: Long Beach and Ocean Shores Chapter Three | Sacred Treaties Chapter Four | Ecology and Anatomy Chapter Five | Past Abundances Chapter Six | The Era of NIX and Domoic Acid Chapter Seven | Pumping and Counting Chapter Eight | Licensed to Carry Chapter Nine | Eating Them, After All, Is the Point Chapter Ten | Will’s First Clam CODA Practical Matters and One Speculation Appendix One | Washington State Razor ClamPersonal Use Regulations, 1929–2015 Appendix Two | Recreational Razor Clam LicenseInformation in Washington, 1982–1993 List of Recipes Notes Selected Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

"Clamming fans can pique their interest with this volume, which details the science and history surrounding the species."