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Photos: Boston's Last Clamdiggers

Raking the beaches with clammer John Denehy and his crew
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN  |  July 13, 2011

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This year, clam farmers like John Denehy have come to face two seemingly impervious hurdles: a safety expansion at Logan Airport that will deplete two of their richest beaches, and a jet-fuel spill from last October that some allege wiped out half of Boston's soft-shell population.

READ: "Shucking fit: Are Logan Airport pollution and Massport indifference killing Boston's proud clam-digging tradition?," by Chris Faraone

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