2013 Clamming Tides
Ninilchik, Alaska
Smaller than a dollar bill and about an inch and a half thick, razor clams, or razors as they’re referred to, are one of the most highly sought-after Pacific seafood’s.
Dug on uncovered beaches at very low tides (See table to the left), the clams are harvested in a narrow window of roughly one hour before and one hour after low tide. Digging involves a specialized technique in order to avoid breaking the shell, requiring more skill than just finding a clam hole or 'show' and moving a little sand to expose the bivalve; razors unlike most Pacific clams are quite mobile and often escape from slower, or less experienced diggers.
May 2013
|
| 2012-5-3 |
Thu |
08:02 AM |
-0.09 |
| 2012-5-4 |
Fri |
08:50 AM |
-2.39 |
| 2012-5-5 |
Sat |
09:35 AM |
-4.26 |
| 2012-5-5 |
Sat |
09:47 PM |
-0.1 |
| 2012-5-6 |
Sun |
10:21 AM |
-5.45 |
| 2012-5-6 |
Sun |
10:33 PM |
-0.19 |
| 2012-5-7 |
Mon |
11:07 AM |
-5.83 |
| 2012-5-8 |
Tue |
11:54 AM |
-5.4 |
| 2012-5-9 |
Wed |
12:42 PM |
-4.26 |
| 2012-5-10 |
Thu |
01:34 PM |
-2.62 |
| 2012-5-11 |
Fri |
02:29 PM |
-0.76 |
| 2012-5-18 |
Fri |
08:58 AM |
-0.17 |
| 2012-5-19 |
Sat |
09:33 AM |
-0.96 |
| 2012-5-20 |
Sun |
10:07 AM |
-1.52 |
| 2012-5-21 |
Mon |
10:40 AM |
-1.82 |
| 2012-5-22 |
Tue |
11:14 AM |
-1.83 |
| 2012-5-23 |
Wed |
11:49 AM |
-1.57 |
| 2012-5-24 |
Thu |
12:25 PM |
-1.06 |
| 2012-5-25 |
Fri |
01:03 PM |
-0.36 |
June 2013
|
| 2012-6-1 |
Fri |
07:36 AM |
-0.77 |
| 2012-6-2 |
Sat |
08:29 AM |
-2.78 |
| 2012-6-3 |
Sun |
09:19 AM |
-4.41 |
| 2012-6-4 |
Mon |
10:07 AM |
-5.46 |
| 2012-6-5 |
Tue |
10:54 AM |
-5.81 |
| 2012-6-6 |
Wed |
11:41 AM |
-5.43 |
| 2012-6-7 |
Thu |
12:27 PM |
-4.41 |
| 2012-6-8 |
Fri |
01:14 PM |
-2.88 |
| 2012-6-9 |
Sat |
02:02 PM |
-1.04 |
| 2012-6-17 |
Sun |
09:11 AM |
-0.25 |
| 2012-6-18 |
Mon |
09:47 AM |
-1.05 |
| 2012-6-19 |
Tue |
10:22 AM |
-1.66 |
| 2012-6-20 |
Wed |
10:57 AM |
-2.03 |
| 2012-6-21 |
Thu |
11:31 AM |
-2.12 |
| 2012-6-22 |
Fri |
12:07 PM |
-1.89 |
| 2012-6-23 |
Sat |
12:43 PM |
-1.35 |
| 2012-6-24 |
Sun |
01:22 PM |
-0.5 |
| 2012-6-30 |
Sat |
07:16 AM |
-0.62 |
July 2013
|
| 2012-7-1 |
Sun |
08:15 AM |
-2.3 |
| 2012-7-2 |
Mon |
09:08 AM |
-3.75 |
| 2012-7-3 |
Tue |
09:56 AM |
-4.74 |
| 2012-7-4 |
Wed |
10:42 AM |
-5.11 |
| 2012-7-5 |
Thu |
11:25 AM |
-4.83 |
| 2012-7-6 |
Fri |
12:07 PM |
-3.93 |
| 2012-7-7 |
Sat |
12:48 PM |
-2.5 |
| 2012-7-8 |
Sun |
01:29 PM |
-0.7 |
| 2012-7-17 |
Tue |
09:28 AM |
-0.38 |
| 2012-7-18 |
Wed |
10:02 AM |
-1.32 |
| 2012-7-19 |
Thu |
10:36 AM |
-2.01 |
| 2012-7-20 |
Fri |
11:10 AM |
-2.34 |
| 2012-7-21 |
Sat |
11:44 AM |
-2.25 |
| 2012-7-22 |
Sun |
12:19 PM |
-1.71 |
| 2012-7-23 |
Mon |
12:57 PM |
-0.73 |
| 2012-7-30 |
Mon |
08:06 AM |
-1.32 |
| 2012-7-31 |
Tue |
08:59 AM |
-2.62 |
August 2013
|
| 2012-8-1 |
Wed |
09:44 AM |
-3.51 |
| 2012-8-2 |
Thu |
10:26 AM |
-3.84 |
| 2012-8-2 |
Thu |
10:40 PM |
-0.05 |
| 2012-8-3 |
Fri |
11:05 AM |
-3.57 |
| 2012-8-3 |
Fri |
11:22 PM |
-0.38 |
| 2012-8-4 |
Sat |
11:42 AM |
-2.73 |
| 2012-8-5 |
Sun |
12:18 PM |
-1.4 |
| 2012-8-5 |
Sun |
12:03 AM |
-0.21 |
| 2012-8-16 |
Thu |
09:36 AM |
-0.72 |
| 2012-8-17 |
Fri |
10:09 AM |
-1.58 |
| 2012-8-18 |
Sat |
10:43 AM |
-2.02 |
| 2012-8-19 |
Sun |
11:18 AM |
-1.96 |
| 2012-8-19 |
Sun |
11:38 PM |
-0.59 |
| 2012-8-20 |
Mon |
11:54 AM |
-1.35 |
| 2012-8-21 |
Tue |
12:19 AM |
-0.82 |
| 2012-8-21 |
Tue |
12:33 PM |
-0.24 |
| 2012-8-22 |
Wed |
01:03 AM |
-0.56 |
| 2012-8-28 |
Tue |
07:56 AM |
-0.17 |
| 2012-8-29 |
Wed |
08:45 AM |
-1.22 |
| 2012-8-30 |
Thu |
09:27 AM |
-1.88 |
| 2012-8-31 |
Fri |
10:04 AM |
-2.06 |
| 2012-8-31 |
Fri |
10:22 PM |
-0.67 |
September 2013
|
| 2012-9-1 |
Sat |
10:39 AM |
-1.75 |
| 2012-9-1 |
Sat |
10:59 PM |
-1.04 |
| 2012-9-2 |
Sun |
11:13 AM |
-0.99 |
| 2012-9-2 |
Sun |
11:36 PM |
-0.88 |
| 2012-9-4 |
Tue |
12:11 AM |
-0.27 |
| 2012-9-15 |
Sat |
09:38 AM |
-0.71 |
| 2012-9-15 |
Sat |
09:58 PM |
-0.53 |
| 2012-9-16 |
Sun |
10:36 PM |
-1.88 |
| 2012-9-16 |
Sun |
10:14 AM |
-1.17 |
| 2012-9-17 |
Mon |
11:16 PM |
-2.65 |
| 2012-9-17 |
Mon |
10:51 AM |
-1.12 |
| 2012-9-18 |
Tue |
11:58 PM |
-2.75 |
| 2012-9-18 |
Tue |
11:30 AM |
-0.52 |
| 2012-9-20 |
Thu |
12:43 AM |
-2.15 |
| 2012-9-21 |
Fri |
01:34 AM |
-0.97 |
| 2012-9-28 |
Fri |
09:25 PM |
-0.32 |
| 2012-9-29 |
Sat |
10:01 PM |
-1.13 |
| 2012-9-30 |
Sun |
10:35 PM |
-1.47 |
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