Choose site
On holiday on the coast, you want to take advantage of this period of high tides to discover the joys of shore fishing? Find out about the quality of the sites from the town hall and respect the prohibitions to go fishing in certain areas which may be set by municipal decree. In fact, shellfish collected in contaminated areas cannot be eaten because cooking does not eliminate all the risks of phytoplankton toxins.
Carefully fish for seashells
Fish shellfish that are alive and in good condition (discard those with chipped or open shells).
Wash them and refresh them in a bucket filled with sea water. In your basket, cover your peach with a bed of seaweed (admittedly this will be a little heavier) but your peach will be sheltered from the rays of the sea. sun or ambient heat.
Preserve the seashells
Once you get home, wash your “harvest” carefully and keep it alive until the shellfish are prepared by placing them in the refrigerator. But no more than one day: the collected shellfish must be eaten the same day.
Final precautions
Stay alert because the rising sea could encircle the sandbank or the rock on which you are, thus cutting you the road of the return towards the mainland!
And do not forget that the consumption of shellfish collected during a fishing on foot is not recommended for pregnant women, young children, the elderly and people who are immunocompromised.
