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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Changes for Whelk Harvest

DEC 

Scungilli.

I tried harvesting whelks while earning my living as a self-employed clammer. That didn't work out, but there is a market for them. Did plenty well clamming. It was just interesting to try for whelks, try to harvest enough crabs to make money on them. Eels. 

A friend of mine did fantastically at the eels. Twenty grand in two months each spring season. He had a permanent rental on a lagoon, so his eel cage was well-set. I built one and placed it in deep water off the end of a street. 

You can guess what happened. A day or two later it was vandalized. Can't blame whoever did it. Off the end of a public street is no place to put one. 

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