So it is at Tillamook Bay, where the four-mile long Bayocean Spit offers a hike or a bike ride to reach clam heaven. The summertime low tides are perfect for this adventure as we cool off with cockle ...

I enjoy cooling off and finding coastal adventure by digging my supper from the sea. The summertime low tides are perfect for this adventure as we cool off with cockle clamming. When you drive the ...

Don't think you're a clam person? Consider the cockle. The pint-sized bivalve is 100 percent sweet, tender meat with none of the overwhelming brininess that turns people off from other shellfish. Even ...

Heading to Garibaldi last Sunday was a two-fold adventure: escape the stifling heat in the Mid-Valley and rake for cockles at Tillamook Bay during the lowest tide of the year. It seems like many ...

A couple of weeks ago, I heard the ocean calling, and my heart stirred. At 7:30 a.m. May 6, there was a -1.3 low tide, and the clam and cockle beds in Tillamook Bay at Garibaldi would be exposed. I ...

Bivalves: clams, scallops, oysters, cockles, and mussels, have rich lives and complex evolutionary histories far beyond the deep-fryer. Here are vignettes of four bivalves that provide a small glimpse ...

Since the dawn of human civilization, much has been written about the sheer adrenaline-pumping excitement of clams, scallops, cockles, but today’s digital age has cranked-up that heart-pounding thrill ...

This week’s low midafternoon tides provided excellent beachcombing conditions around lunchtime. I found a variety of treasures, including pen shells, pear whelks, and hundreds of Atlantic cockles.

The best clams for this recipe are the small kind, such as cherrystones or even littlenecks. If all you can find are the big ones, simply cut them after they are cooked. Prepare the clams by scrubbing ...

The Cell Biology in Environmental Toxicology (CBET) research group at the Plentzia Marine Station and the UPV/EHU's Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology has broad expertise in detecting the ...