2012 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 2012
|
| 2012-05-03 |
Thu |
8:02 AM |
-0.09 |
| 2012-05-04 |
Fri |
8:50 AM |
-2.39 |
| 2012-05-05 |
Sat |
9:35 AM |
-4.26 |
| 2012-05-05 |
Sat |
9:47 PM |
-0.1 |
| 2012-05-06 |
Sun |
10:21 AM |
-5.45 |
| 2012-05-06 |
Sun |
10:33 PM |
-0.19 |
| 2012-05-07 |
Mon |
11:07 AM |
-5.83 |
| 2012-05-08 |
Tue |
11:54 AM |
-5.4 |
| 2012-05-09 |
Wed |
12:42 PM |
-4.26 |
| 2012-05-10 |
Thu |
1:34 PM |
-2.62 |
| 2012-05-11 |
Fri |
2:29 PM |
-0.76 |
| 2012-05-18 |
Fri |
8:58 AM |
-0.17 |
| 2012-05-19 |
Sat |
9:33 AM |
-0.96 |
| 2012-05-20 |
Sun |
10:07 AM |
-1.52 |
| 2012-05-21 |
Mon |
10:40 AM |
-1.82 |
| 2012-05-22 |
Tue |
11:14 AM |
-1.83 |
| 2012-05-23 |
Wed |
11:49 AM |
-1.57 |
| 2012-05-24 |
Thu |
12:25 PM |
-1.06 |
| 2012-05-25 |
Fri |
1:03 PM |
-0.36 |
June 2012
|
| 2012-06-01 |
Fri |
7:36 AM |
-0.77 |
| 2012-06-02 |
Sat |
8:29 AM |
-2.78 |
| 2012-06-03 |
Sun |
9:19 AM |
-4.41 |
| 2012-06-04 |
Mon |
10:07 AM |
-5.46 |
| 2012-06-05 |
Tue |
10:54 AM |
-5.81 |
| 2012-06-06 |
Wed |
11:41 AM |
-5.43 |
| 2012-06-07 |
Thu |
12:27 PM |
-4.41 |
| 2012-06-08 |
Fri |
1:14 PM |
-2.88 |
| 2012-06-09 |
Sat |
2:02 PM |
-1.04 |
| 2012-06-17 |
Sun |
9:11 AM |
-0.25 |
| 2012-06-18 |
Mon |
9:47 AM |
-1.05 |
| 2012-06-19 |
Tue |
10:22 AM |
-1.66 |
| 2012-06-20 |
Wed |
10:57 AM |
-2.03 |
| 2012-06-21 |
Thu |
11:31 AM |
-2.12 |
| 2012-06-22 |
Fri |
12:07 PM |
-1.89 |
| 2012-06-23 |
Sat |
12:43 PM |
-1.35 |
| 2012-06-24 |
Sun |
1:22 PM |
-0.5 |
| 2012-06-30 |
Sat |
7:16 AM |
-0.62 |
July 2012
|
| 2012-07-01 |
Sun |
8:15 AM |
-2.3 |
| 2012-07-02 |
Mon |
9:08 AM |
-3.75 |
| 2012-07-03 |
Tue |
9:56 AM |
-4.74 |
| 2012-07-04 |
Wed |
10:42 AM |
-5.11 |
| 2012-07-05 |
Thu |
11:25 AM |
-4.83 |
| 2012-07-06 |
Fri |
12:07 PM |
-3.93 |
| 2012-07-07 |
Sat |
12:48 PM |
-2.5 |
| 2012-07-08 |
Sun |
1:29 PM |
-0.7 |
| 2012-07-17 |
Tue |
9:28 AM |
-0.38 |
| 2012-07-18 |
Wed |
10:02 AM |
-1.32 |
| 2012-07-19 |
Thu |
10:36 AM |
-2.01 |
| 2012-07-20 |
Fri |
11:10 AM |
-2.34 |
| 2012-07-21 |
Sat |
11:44 AM |
-2.25 |
| 2012-07-22 |
Sun |
12:19 PM |
-1.71 |
| 2012-07-23 |
Mon |
12:57 PM |
-0.73 |
| 2012-07-30 |
Mon |
8:06 AM |
-1.32 |
| 2012-07-31 |
Tue |
8:59 AM |
-2.62 |
August 2012
|
| 2012-08-01 |
Wed |
9:44 AM |
-3.51 |
| 2012-08-02 |
Thu |
10:26 AM |
-3.84 |
| 2012-08-02 |
Thu |
10:40 PM |
-0.05 |
| 2012-08-03 |
Fri |
11:05 AM |
-3.57 |
| 2012-08-03 |
Fri |
11:22 PM |
-0.38 |
| 2012-08-04 |
Sat |
11:42 AM |
-2.73 |
| 2012-08-05 |
Sun |
12:03 AM |
-0.21 |
| 2012-08-05 |
Sun |
12:18 PM |
-1.4 |
| 2012-08-16 |
Thu |
9:36 AM |
-0.72 |
| 2012-08-17 |
Fri |
10:09 AM |
-1.58 |
| 2012-08-18 |
Sat |
10:43 AM |
-2.02 |
| 2012-08-19 |
Sun |
11:18 AM |
-1.96 |
| 2012-08-19 |
Sun |
11:38 PM |
-0.59 |
| 2012-08-20 |
Mon |
11:54 AM |
-1.35 |
| 2012-08-21 |
Tue |
12:19 AM |
-0.82 |
| 2012-08-21 |
Tue |
12:33 PM |
-0.24 |
| 2012-08-22 |
Wed |
1:03 AM |
-0.56 |
| 2012-08-28 |
Tue |
7:56 AM |
-0.17 |
| 2012-08-29 |
Wed |
8:45 AM |
-1.22 |
| 2012-08-30 |
Thu |
9:27 AM |
-1.88 |
| 2012-08-31 |
Fri |
10:04 AM |
-2.06 |
| 2012-08-31 |
Fri |
10:22 PM |
-0.67 |
September 2012
|
| 2012-09-01 |
Sat |
10:39 AM |
-1.75 |
| 2012-09-01 |
Sat |
10:59 PM |
-1.04 |
| 2012-09-02 |
Sun |
11:13 AM |
-0.99 |
| 2012-09-02 |
Sun |
11:36 PM |
-0.88 |
| 2012-09-04 |
Tue |
12:11 AM |
-0.27 |
| 2012-09-15 |
Sat |
9:38 AM |
-0.71 |
| 2012-09-15 |
Sat |
9:58 PM |
-0.53 |
| 2012-09-16 |
Sun |
10:14 AM |
-1.17 |
| 2012-09-16 |
Sun |
10:36 PM |
-1.88 |
| 2012-09-17 |
Mon |
10:51 AM |
-1.12 |
| 2012-09-17 |
Mon |
11:16 PM |
-2.65 |
| 2012-09-18 |
Tue |
11:30 AM |
-0.52 |
| 2012-09-18 |
Tue |
11:58 PM |
-2.75 |
| 2012-09-20 |
Thu |
12:43 AM |
-2.15 |
| 2012-09-21 |
Fri |
1:34 AM |
-0.97 |
| 2012-09-28 |
Fri |
9:25 PM |
-0.32 |
| 2012-09-29 |
Sat |
10:01 PM |
-1.13 |
| 2012-09-30 |
Sun |
10:35 PM |
-1.47 |
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