tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940810477125309657.post3625712882915481798..comments2024-02-14T09:03:38.397-05:00Comments on New England Aquarium News and Updates: Interesting Beach Sighting: Tiny Clams Wash AshoreNEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940810477125309657.post-69658654723843390532012-10-11T20:30:22.463-04:002012-10-11T20:30:22.463-04:00Can't say I agree with the die off thing, They... Can't say I agree with the die off thing, They are live and kickin'. I walk the beach every day for 15 years now. You see the big sea clams roll in but never the little ones. There are thousands and thousands out there today on Nantasket Beach. I even tried eating some, they were fresh as can be. Baby sea clams are a little sandy but tasty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940810477125309657.post-5341728811661887852012-09-14T10:07:12.023-04:002012-09-14T10:07:12.023-04:00we just got back from Hampton Beach New Hampshire ...we just got back from Hampton Beach New Hampshire and on Sept. 12 2012 there were billions of them. piles upon piles all along the low tide. and in the shallow water. you could notice some of them were still alive as they tried to burrow in the sand...when the tide came in the vanished back into the ocean. truly the strangest thing ive ever seen on shore...and luckily it didnt smell. i do know Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940810477125309657.post-51725269459930726222012-08-08T15:39:08.684-04:002012-08-08T15:39:08.684-04:00The only thing that I do not understand is why thi...The only thing that I do not understand is why this is being called a mass dieoff? I have seen these clams in person myself and even have some video recorded from my phone. These clams are very much alive. The dead clams were the ones caught exposed when the tied retreated or eaten by the gulls; however, the clams at the waters edge are alive and very actively digging and even crawling. If Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940810477125309657.post-73037875346709475722012-08-06T15:20:37.763-04:002012-08-06T15:20:37.763-04:00The beach is now practically carpeted with these b...The beach is now practically carpeted with these baby clams. Some of them floating on the surface of the water. The smell is horrible. I have lived here awhile and have never seen anything like it. I, too, wonder about what effects this may incur.Morningstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575390917406282995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940810477125309657.post-44201470651930191172012-08-05T20:58:22.817-04:002012-08-05T20:58:22.817-04:00Thanks for the interesting info. we were at Nantas...Thanks for the interesting info. we were at Nantasket beach last weekend and this weekend in the private home area. the smell was AWFUL. there were .... millions of baby clams everywhere. I talking to some folks there this is a very rare thing. people living there for 30 plus years have never seen anything like this before. Once the tide came in it was better. Nantasket Beach is so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940810477125309657.post-79630547135456870372012-08-04T09:04:52.563-04:002012-08-04T09:04:52.563-04:00Is this a saftey hazard, especially to young child...Is this a saftey hazard, especially to young children?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940810477125309657.post-64137855675841857872012-08-02T19:32:47.014-04:002012-08-02T19:32:47.014-04:00Hi All,
These small clams were abundant and obvio...Hi All,<br /><br />These small clams were abundant and obvious during July 4th week, all which predate the observations noted here. I would also say the nearshore Atlantic was warmer than I've experience that early (July) than the 25 years I've been surfing Nantasket Beach.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635936075851089893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940810477125309657.post-14782603484193130822012-08-02T17:08:12.390-04:002012-08-02T17:08:12.390-04:00There were thousands more today, August 2nd, at Na...There were thousands more today, August 2nd, at Nantasket. They seem to be coming up from the sand and they don't go back in the water with the tide. Are they here to stay forever? The smell is pretty bad!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16207563545769521916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940810477125309657.post-4332962002219235812012-07-29T17:42:59.629-04:002012-07-29T17:42:59.629-04:00I also saw it today at Nantasket, disease and stor...I also saw it today at Nantasket, disease and storms, maybe, but could it also have something to do with the Department of Fish and Game seeding clams on Thompson Island on the 25th? See link:<br />http://www.mass.gov/eea/pr-2012/press-release-boston-harbors-softshell-clam-resources.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940810477125309657.post-9702855929202256422012-07-26T09:37:07.984-04:002012-07-26T09:37:07.984-04:00Thanks, Jan! It's such a pleasure knowing that...Thanks, Jan! It's such a pleasure knowing that folks enjoy learning about our blue planet.NEAQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940810477125309657.post-5919950347777745242012-07-26T06:53:27.475-04:002012-07-26T06:53:27.475-04:00This was a fasinationg post and appreciate all the...This was a fasinationg post and appreciate all the learning and teaching going on here at THE NEA. Thank you one of your biggest fans jan walshjan walshnoreply@blogger.com