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10. Carrying out the same experiment in multiple locations helps determine if growth rates and survival are totally site specific or if the surf clams grow and survive in similar ways regardless of location.

5. The surf clam seed is planted in the sediment in the square boxes closest to the ground. Some boxes contain the Atlantic surf clams and some the Southern surf clams. The other gear is for growing oysters.

1. Surf Clams can grow to be 8 inches long. To harvest them in the wild they must be at least 5 inches long. This one is being held by WHSG Fisheries & Aquaculture Specialist Abigail Archer.

16. And to sell them to restaurants where they can be enjoyed by all!© Christine Hochkeppel/Salty Broad Studios

15. This is the goal of the project – to assist the shellfish farmers of Massachusetts to harvest beautiful, tasty, nutritious shellfish from their grants.

14. The surf clams at this site are planted in the experimental boxes and also in a type of gear known as “Florida bags” since that’s the state they are often used in.