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shari
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The Forbidden Clams in Asuncion
The storm is over, the seas are calming, the sand is beginning to return to the bare rock on some beaches but there are still pangas parked on the
streets. There is dead kelp piled high on many beaches and the popular beach at Los Pinos in town has beautiful shiny black sand. The beach had some
cool exposed whale bones and lots of traps.
Everyone in town was excited about the clam ceviche we would all be eating as after a big swell, pismo clams wash up on the beach and are collected by
the locals to eat. I had visions of almejas brujas.
And wash up they did...in the thousands so the fishing cooperativa collected nearly 2,000 clams on the beach in hopes of reviving them in their big
tanks to put back in the ocean to save the species which apparently is nearly wiped out by both the high water temps and big swell. It will take many
many years for them to come back...if ever.
So we brought a bucket and headed out the beach to reap the bounty of clams before they died...but we were told by the vigilancia that it was
prohibited by the fisheries department to take them. WTF????? Now I am all for fisheries regulations but this is just way too ridiculous. The few
clams we got would have been dead in an hour at the low tide. The beach was littered with thousands of dead and dying clams...why not feed some
families?
[Edited on 8-30-2014 by shari]
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micah202
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...yeh,,that's NUTZ!
...I can picture an extreme case of this where starving people are desperately trying to elude the 'conservation police' as they try to salvage food
that would otherwise spoil!! 
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acadist
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That sounds like NOB thinking
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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BornFisher
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That is a bummer----- and not very happy clams!!
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micah202
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....conservation laws........GONE WILD!
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Pacifico
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Prohibited to take them??? Sometimes common sense isn't so common!
"Plan your life as if you are going to live forever. Live your life as if you are going to die tomorrow." - Carlos Fiesta
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BajaRat
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Very sad news Shari. I'm in hopes that many dug deep but increased water temps and a good beating will definitely thin out the crowd.
When you look at the ancient ones in the cliffs we should have many to come long after we're gone, fingers crossed.
We have been talking of larger depressions and this cat 5 was impressive.
Glad it didn't make landfall
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Geo_Skip
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Thanks to the Co Op Shari, there is a chance to jump start the recovery. Nature does not exist just to provide sport and food for people. The local
efforts are smart and timely. I hope they are also successful.
Meanwhile the shell collecting on the beaches will be better for the northerners who have not seen such clams on the over abused beaches of Sudden
Kalifornia!
The company president still has the photo of me and my (Borrowed) 20-lb yellowtail on his wall. I haven't told him that it was borrowed yet...that
can wait until I have to retire.
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sd
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Shari - I always admire how your community promotes reasonable and sustainable fishing. It is extreme to not allow your desired clam bake, sorry to
hear that. Perhaps the rules could have bent instead of letting them just die.
Oh well, looks like you have had a good year fishing, always enjoy seeing what is on your beach dining menu.
I fish the East Cape often, so always enjoy hearing the fishing stories. Too many sardinas, not enough sardinas, water is too hot or too cold, too
much wind, too calm, etc. We seem to always get a fish dinner, in part because they also are conservation minded.
Place south of Loreto on the water has fantastic chocolate clams for $4.95 US per dozen.
Have a great weekend!
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BajaRat
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Sounds like a new moon drive down the beach tonight 
Save the clams !
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woody with a view
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we'll bring you some in Oct.
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BajaBlanca
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boy, what a shame not to allow the clams to be taken this one time!
amazing how severely Bahia Asuncion was affected by the waves and for La Bocana it was a NON-EVENT.
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freediverbrian
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I wish all law in enforcement Pesca , DFW , co -ops , feds , or local would enforce the spirit of the law ie. protecting the environment
and not the letter of the law, just some common sense .
[Edited on 8-30-2014 by freediverbrian]
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SFandH
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
but we were told by the vigilancia that it was prohibited by the fisheries department to take them. WTF????? |
Maybe 100 pesos would have turned a blind eye.
Just kidding............... sort of.
cops
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freediverbrian
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clammery??
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micah202
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| Quote: | Originally posted by freediverbrian
clammery?? |
...a clammery calamity 
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micah202
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...to be clear...are -all- the shells in the top 2 pictures new?...the beach is usually just sand in the same place??
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freediverbrian
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Happy Birthday soul patch and many more birtherys to you
[Edited on 8-31-2014 by freediverbrian]
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El Camote
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Yes Feliz cumpleano, patch, may you frolic in the clammery on your special day! 
Knowledge is good. - Emil Faber
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acadist
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
we'll bring you some in Oct. |
She didn't say CRABS, Woody
Dave
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