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Razor Clams: Buried Treasure of the Pacific Northwest

by David Berger

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A Pacific Northwest portrait told through the razor clam

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A Pacific Northwest portrait told through the razor clam

David Berger uses the Pacific razor clam as a lens on regional foodways, coastal recreation, and marine ecology. Alongside practical material on digging, cleaning, and cooking Siliqua patula, the book traces razor clamming’s roles in subsistence, commercial harvest, and leisure. It also examines the science and regulations surrounding clam populations, the tools used by diggers, and the demanding conditions of harvesting on the beach. The Long Beach razor clam festival and conversations with local experts place the subject within a living Pacific Northwest tradition, linking a distinctive bivalve to the area’s identity and shoreline culture.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Pacific Northwest nature and regional-history readers
  • Home cooks interested in harvesting and preparing razor clams
  • Readers curious about coastal recreation, shellfish harvesting, and marine ecology

Themes

Pacific razor clamsPacific Northwest identityShellfish harvestingCoastal foodwaysMarine conservation and regulation

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Book overview

In this lively history and celebration of the Pacific razor clam, David Berger shares with us his love affair with the glossy, gold-colored Siliqua patula and gets into the nitty-gritty of how to dig, clean, and cook them using his favorite recipes. In the course of his investigation, Berger brings to light the long history of razor clamming as a subsistence, commercial, and recreational activity, and shows the ways it has helped shape both the identity and the psyche of the Pacific Northwest.

Towing his wife along to the Long Beach razor clam festival, Berger quizzes local experts on the pressing question: tube or gun? He illuminates the science behind the perplexing rules and restrictions that seek to keep the razor clam population healthy and the biomechanics that make these delicious bivalves so challenging to catch. And he joyfully takes part in the sometimes freezing cold pursuit that nonetheless attracts tens of thousands of participants each year for an iconic "beach-to-table" experience.

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