A Great South Bay classic, tong boats have an open flat deck with very little free board. Clammers use the long handled tongs to scoop the sandy/muddy bottom in search of bivalves. Today, this is a rare sight as the clam fishery has all but collapsed. Old timers still joke about being able to "walk across" the bay by stepping from clam boat to clam boat.Sunday, August 09, 2009
Working Hard
A Great South Bay classic, tong boats have an open flat deck with very little free board. Clammers use the long handled tongs to scoop the sandy/muddy bottom in search of bivalves. Today, this is a rare sight as the clam fishery has all but collapsed. Old timers still joke about being able to "walk across" the bay by stepping from clam boat to clam boat.
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