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A century ago, cockles were a beloved seaside snack enjoyed by the pint. In the last couple of decades, their popularity has waned to the extent that much of what is caught in the UK is exported ...

Cockles grow in waters around the UK, but have fallen out of favour as a seaside snack A century ago, cockles were a beloved seaside snack enjoyed by the pint. In the last couple of decades, their ...

Romney Marsh, Kent: It’s a family outing, raking the wet sand looking for plump shellfish. Out of everyone, though, I’m the most enthusiastic The vast tidal flats are empty save for the hunched ...

Cockle women dressed in flannel gowns with their donkeys and wicker baskets were once a familiar sight along parts of the south Wales coast. At its height in the19th Century, hundreds of women could ...

Over the long hot summer many kiwis will be digging deep in the sand for pipi. These yummy shellfish live buried in the sand and are free at the beach! They are distributed around the New Zealand ...

Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton announced today that two beaches in the Hauraki Gulf will be closed to shellfish gathering, due to concern about the effect large numbers of people gathering cockles is ...