On 12/15/2011 11:00 AM, Gary wrote:

>
> Commercial fishermen tong in the deep water beds, but the ones near shore
> are available to anyone that's willing to go for them. That's me! :-D
>
>

Depending on the nearby community onshore, shallow water shellfish can
be loaded with harmful bacteria. We used to rake for clams and scallops
in thigh-high water and catch fluke and flounder in shallow salt water
ponds 25+ years ago. I wouldn't consider it today. There are way too
many shorelines affected by wastewater outflow, and too many old and
uninspected/unpermitted septic systems.

When we were in Thailand recently we saw people everywhere in the
countryside catching lots of fish in the muddy floodwaters right by the
side of the highways where they had tethered cows and goats. I did not
eat fish the entire time we were there.

gloria p