Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 7
3. Chapter 1 Introductions 9
4. Chapter 2 Lay of the Land: Long Beach and Ocean Shores 24
5. Chapter 3 Sacred Treaties 41
6. Chapter 4 Ecology and Anatomy 55
7. Chapter 5 Past Abundances 74
8. Chapter 6 The Era of NIX and Domoic Acid 89
9. Chapter 7 Pumping and Counting 109
10. Chapter 8 Licensed to Carry 127
11. Chapter 9 Eating Them, After All, Is the Point 146
12. Chapter 10 Will’s First Clam 162
13. Coda. Practical Matters 171
14. Appendix 1 Washington State Razor Clam Personal-Use Regulations, 1929–2016 185
15. Appendix 2 Recreational Razor Clam License Information in Washington, 1982–1993 187
16. Recipes 191
17. Notes 193
18. Selected Bibliography 211
19. Index 215
20. Acknowledgments 221
21. About the Author 224