Nanaimo Area Guys, I'm Looking For Some Bivalve Help Please.

[Rain City]

Hey all,

I'm taking the family to the Beach Club for the weekend. We have a kitchen and the wife is itching to do some clam digging to try and make up for our missed season. If anyone could please DM me and let me know if this is pipe-dream or if there is a reasonable chance of success in the area, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks,
Jon

 

[baddogg]

North of Nanaimo, across from the rest stop is the popular place for clam diggers. Every low tide it is inundated with people. I'm not sure why there are still clams there. I'm assuming they are clams, maybe mussels?

 

[baddogg]

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Post in thread 'Nanoose Bay'

Jul 6, 2008

I have not gone to that area for several years, but you can dig for clams a couple of kilometers before entering Nanoose Bay coming from Nanaimo. Just park at the right side of the highway, just across the "rest area" and cross the railroad tracks. Make sure the area is not closed for sewage or red tide contamination. If it is, you should see the signs before reaching the beach.

• El Pescador

 

[Rain City]

North of Nanaimo, across from the rest stop is the popular place for clam diggers. Every low tide it is inundated with people. I'm not sure why there are still clams there. I'm assuming they are clams, maybe mussels?

Thanks. Tides didn't look too be in our favor anyway, so we scrapped it the idea. More hot tub time I guess

 

[wildmanyeah]

Thanks. Tides didn't look too be in our favor anyway, so we scrapped it the idea. More hot tub time I guess

That's good because with all the sewage and your immune system probably not a good combo.

 

[Alex_c]

That's good because with all the sewage and your immune system probably not a good combo.

PSP is a toxin so your immune system wouldn’t be doing a whole lot of much.

 

[wildmanyeah]

Just saying i probably would not touch most shellfish on a good day lol

Bacterial and Viral Illnesses
Shellfish harvested from fecally contaminated waters (due to sewage or animal waste runoff) can also carry harmful pathogens, including:

• Vibrio species: Naturally occurring bacteria in coastal waters, particularly Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus. Infections can cause severe gastroenteritis and, in vulnerable individuals (especially those with liver disease), serious illness and a high mortality rate.
• Norovirus: A highly contagious virus that is a major cause of foodborne gastroenteritis outbreaks linked to consuming raw or undercooked shellfish.
• Hepatitis A virus: This virus can be transmitted through contaminated raw shellfish and causes liver inflammation.
• Salmonella and Shigella: Bacteria that can cause severe gastroenteritis and are typically linked to sewage contamination of harvest areas or improper handling.

 

[Alex_c]

Those are generally all from consuming raw shellfish. Usually not recommended to immunocompromised folks. But yes, everything that’s fun usually has a risk profile. Lord knows I’ve eaten raw clam that could have been hazardous, but we’re talking about shellfish, so I digress.

 

[SpringFever2359]

Just saying i probably would not touch most shellfish on a good day lol

Bacterial and Viral Illnesses
Shellfish harvested from fecally contaminated waters (due to sewage or animal waste runoff) can also carry harmful pathogens, including:

• Vibrio species: Naturally occurring bacteria in coastal waters, particularly Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus. Infections can cause severe gastroenteritis and, in vulnerable individuals (especially those with liver disease), serious illness and a high mortality rate.
• Norovirus: A highly contagious virus that is a major cause of foodborne gastroenteritis outbreaks linked to consuming raw or undercooked shellfish.
• Hepatitis A virus: This virus can be transmitted through contaminated raw shellfish and causes liver inflammation.
• Salmonella and Shigella: Bacteria that can cause severe gastroenteritis and are typically linked to sewage contamination of harvest areas or improper handling.

WMY you are absolutely correct.

Fecal runoff from septic and cattle/wild animals has always been bad, especially in Baynes sound after big rain events..it was really bad when cattle were raised on Base Flats /Tsable River estuary property just south of Denman ferry and Gartley Pt south Royston, now mostly from failing septics from Gartley to Deep Bay and beyond plus the runoff from streams/rivers.
I'd have no problem buying them from federally inspected plants if they had some inventory though like Macs Oysters