Home / Export / Seafood Bar Clams The name “clam” covers a wide variety of bivalve molluscs found along Canada’s Atlantic coast. Main species in the commercial catch include the soft shell clam, the bar or surf clam, and the quahaug. History On Prince Edward Island harvesting methods include commercial hydraulic, manual and recreational. The clam industry is currently regulated by season, gear type, and minimum size limits. Preparation/Consumption Bar clams are principally shucked and canned or bottled for use in commercial clam chowders, clam strips, and stews. Bar clams are harvested from April to December. Industry Molluscs Harvest Season April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December Companies Mike’s Queen Street Meat MarketL & C Fisheries Ltd. Scientific Name Spisula solidisima Related Seafood Products Soft Shell Clams Molluscs Soft shell clams (Mya arenaria) are found in protected coastal embayments from Labrador to North Carolina. Sof... Learn More Quahaugs Molluscs The name ‘clam’ covers a wide variety of bivalve molluscs found along Canada’s Atlantic coas... Learn More Scallops Molluscs The sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus), also called the giant scallop, is the most commercial species of m... Learn More
