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Virtual Clam Contest Sunday

Thu, 09/17/2020 - 09:30
Weighing the entrants during a past contest.
Durell Godfrey

The East Hampton Town Trustees will hold their 30th annual Largest Clam Contest on Sunday, a scaled-back, virtual event in light of the coronavirus pandemic. 

The 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. 

Holders of a valid town shellfish license can search for the largest clam in Three Mile Harbor, Accabonac Harbor, Napeague Harbor, and Lake Montauk through Saturday. There will be adult and 14-and-under categories for each water body. 

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 before the stores close on Saturday. Clams must be in a mesh bag, which are available at the seafood shops. Entrants have been asked to submit a video of themselves and their clam entry shot at the location at which it was found, and state their name and the location.

The trustees will collect the clams on Sunday morning and weigh them at 1 p.m. at the Lamb Building in Amagansett, which houses their office and is where the contest is usually held, though the free raw bar and clam chowder as well as a chowder contest that typically happen at the gathering will not take place this year. 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. 

A video will be compiled, edited, and aired on LTV at a date to be announced. 

 

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