Staying safe when coastal foraging.
7 things never to do associated with safety
when coastal foraging for filter feeders.
Razor Clams – Mussels – Cockles – Clams –
Crabs – Lobsters etc.
1:
Never forage near a harbor, port or estuary down stream of industrial
activity.
2: Never venture onto unchartered or
unknown sand bars or mud flats.
3: Never walk out onto surf beaches, mud
flats or around an exposed headland on an incoming tide.
4: Never forage where deposits of man made
pollutants or deposits are present, often under the imitate surface.
5: Never forage any shellfish if it doesn’t
show obvious signs of life.
6: Never forage along stretches of the
coast where intensive agriculture is apparent.
7: Never take a tidal prediction as a
matter of fact; always be aware of the height of a rising tide and the adverse
affects of changing wind directions that influence you route back.
