He was definitely kidding. It's obviously an extremely hard job...watching this video alone shows me that. Makes me think about and appreciate guys who do this every time I eat seafood.
I love clamming. I am 15 and go clamming in delaware every year. My first year i got 2 clams and got stun by two jellyfish. One in leg and one in arm. Every year after that i wore pants and kept my arms out of the water.