South of Boston/Plymouth offers plenty of rich shellfish beds for vacation fun
878 Tremont Street
Duxbury, MA 02332
Shellfish licenses are required for people over age 14 to dig anywhere in Duxbury. Licenses are available at the Duxbury Town Hall Receptionist desk. Shellfish may be taken from sunrise to sunset. Taking Shellfish, eels or seaworms is prohibited on Sundays from June 1 to September 1. All shellfish must be dug with conventional tined tools. No shovels are permitted and digging must be by hand without the assistance of power. No shellfish taken on non commercial permits may be sold, wasted or bartered in any manner.
Mattapoisett -- Mattapoisett Town Hall
16 Main Street
Mattapoisett, MA
Permits are required for recreational shellfishing. Permits cost $125 and are in effect from March 1 to February 28. Permits may be purchased at town hall. For more information, contact shellfish officer Kathy Massey at 508-758-4120 ext. 202
Town Hall, 600 Chief Justice Cushing Way
Scituate, MA 02066
Phone: 781-545-8744
Permits are required of people age 16 and older to take of shellfish and seaworms from the tidal areas and coastal waters of Scituate. Permits allow people to take shellfish for their own consumption or for bait. A non-resident permit costs $50. The licenses can be purchased at the town clerk's office. All recreational shellfish permits expire one year from the date of issue. Shovels, hoes and rakes are prohibited in taking soft-shell clams; only a conventional clam digger may be used. The state inspects the shellfish beds and authorizes the opening of the beds for clamming. In recent years, the clam beds have not been open during the summer months.
