Stormy weather washes up thousands of clams

Tens of thousands of soft-shell clams have been washed up on Cefn Sidan beach, Pembrey.
Following Monday’s stormy weather the saltwater clams, popularly known as steamers or longnecks, were washed in with the tide at Pembrey Country Park.
The clams live buried in the mud on tidal muflats and are a well known food item on the coast of New England in the Western Atlantic Ocean.
Last year thousands of barrel jellyfish, which attracted global attention, were washed on Cefn Sidan and Burry Port beaches due to the warm weather spell.
It’s likely though the tide will take them back out over the next couple of days
The council’s executive board member for leisure, Cllr Meryl Gravell said: “Cefn Sidan is well-known for being a magnet for all kinds of items from marine wildlife to bottles of suntan lotion. Sometimes we’re lucky to find real pieces of history and treasure but on this occasion its nature that’s taken its course.”
As well as falling prey to humans, this clam is apparently relished by sea otters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean are also a favorite of sea gulls.

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