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Clam Contest to Go Virtual

Thu, 08/27/2020 - 08:39
The East Hampton Town Trustee's Largest Clam Contest, virtual for this year, is set for Sept. 20.

The East Hampton Town Trustees set Sept. 20 as the date for their 30th Largest Clam Contest on Monday, following a debate as to how the event could be conducted amid the coronavirus pandemic, and as with so many other events in the town this year, the event will be virtual. 

The annual contest is intended to educate the public about waters the trustees manage on its behalf, to promote the sea's bounty, and to highlight the benefits of environmental stewardship. Entrants this year will be asked to submit a video of themselves and their clam contestant at the location at which it was found, and state their name and the location. A video will be compiled, edited, and aired on LTV at a date to be announced.

Holders of a valid town shellfish license may search for the largest clam in Three Mile Harbor, Accabonac Harbor, Napeague Harbor, and Lake Montauk from Sept. 12 through Sept. 19. Entries should be taken to the Amagansett Seafood Store, Stuart's Seafood Market, also in Amagansett, Gosman's Fish Market in Montauk, or the Seafood Shop in Wainscott prior to Sept. 20.

Prizes will be awarded to the contestants entering the largest clam over all as well as the largest harvested from each of those water bodies. There will also be a junior category, for each water body, for contestants 14 and under.

A gathering on the grounds of the Lamb Building in Amagansett, which houses the trustees' office, will not happen.

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