Razor clams: buried treasure of the Pacific Northwest

Introductions

Lay of the land : Long Beach and Ocean Shores

Sacred treaties

Ecology and anatomy

Past abundances

The era of NIX and domoic acid

Pumping and counting

Licensed to carry

Eating them, after all, is the point

Will's first clam

Coda: Practical matters

Appendix 1. Washington State razor clam personal use regulations, 1929/2015

Appendix 2. Recreational razor clam license information in Washington, 1982/1993

List of recipes.