Recreational shellfish harvesting could become a reality along part of harbor shoreline next year
December 1, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer Sometime in late Spring or early summer 2026, the Department of Fisheries is expected to conditionally approve recreational shellfish harvesting in a select area on the shoreline between low and high tide from Hingham Maritime Center at Barnes Wharf to the tip of World’s End. Commercial shellfishing is …