Clams seafood items
Ocean Wise’s recommendations are based on 4 criteria. An Ocean Wise recommended species is:
- Abundant and resilient to fishing pressures
- Well managed with a comprehensive management plan based on current research
- Harvested in a method that ensures limited bycatch on non-target and endangered species
- Harvested in ways that limit damage to marine or aquatic habitats and negative interactions with other species.
To learn more please refer to our Ocean Wise Recommendation Policy.
| Status | Variety | Latin name | Wild/Farmed | Harvest method | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Wise | Atlantic surf clam | Spisula solidissima | Wild | Dredge | Atlantic Ocean |
| Ocean Wise | Butter clam | Saxidomas giganteus | Wild Farmed |
Hand harvest | Northeast Pacific Ocean |
| Ocean Wise | Clams, other | Cyclina spp., Merceneria spp., Meretrix spp., Sinonvacula spp., Tapes spp., Venerupis spp. | Farmed | Hand harvest | Worldwide |
| Ocean Wise | Cockle (blood cockle) | Anadara granosa | Farmed | On-bottom culture with hand harvest | Worldwide |
| Ocean Wise | Geoduck | Panopea generosa | Wild Farmed |
Diver caught, Stinger | Northeast Pacific Ocean |
| Ocean Wise | Hard clam | Mercenaria mercenaria | Wild | Hand raked | Massachusetts, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Virginia |
| Ocean Wise | Manila Clam | Tapes philippinarum (also Ruditapes or Venerupis) | Farmed | On-bottom culture with hand harvest | Worldwide |
| Ocean Wise | Ocean quahog | Arctica islandica | Wild | Dredge | Atlantic US |
| Ocean Wise | Pacific or native littleneck (steamers) | Protothaca staminea | Wild | Hand harvest | Northeast Pacific Ocean |
| Ocean Wise | Pacific razor clam | Siliqua patula | Wild | Hand harvest | Atlantic US |
| Ocean Wise | Razor clam | Sinonovacula constricta | Farmed | Hand raked | Worldwide |
| Ocean Wise | Softshell clam | Mya arenaria | Wild | Hand harvest | Atlantic US |
| Not Recommended | Arctic surf clam | Mactromeris polynyma | Wild | Dredge | Canada |
| Not Recommended | Atlantic jack knife, Atlantic razor clam | Ensis directus | Wild | Dredge | Atlantic Ocean |
| Not Recommended | Clams, other | Cyclina spp., Merceneria spp., Meretrix spp., Sinonvacula spp., Tapes spp., Venerupis spp. | Farmed | Dredge | Worldwide |
| Not Recommended | Cockle (blood cockle) | Anadara spp. | Wild Farmed |
Dredge | Imported |
| Not Recommended | Manila clam | Tapes philippinarum (also Ruditapes or Venerupis) | Farmed | On-bottom culture with dredge | Worldwide |
| Not Recommended | Softshell clam | Mya arenaria | Wild | Dredge | Canada, US |
