Coastal Foraging - Scallops, Cockles, Clam and Crab Beach Cook Up 

- I didn’t think that this would need to be said, as I hoped most folks would have enough common sense to realise for themselves. My wife and I shared the cooking, I did not force my wife to cook because I am some chauvinistic beast. We shared it because we share things. Including the food. My son did not eat any because he did not want any. As you will hear in the video, our battery was dying so we quickly closed and signed off, my wife holding the camera. Then we sat and ate. I did not eat it all myself and deny my wife food. The fact people would even think that blows my mind. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤯

it feels like my dad is taking me scavenging and I’ve never had a dad so this is kinda what I need

I have no idea why this was in my recommended but I am glad it was.

I gotta say, I'm born and raised in a land-locked state and I'm not into eating seafood of any kind but there's something so peaceful about watching these foraging videos. Maybe it's the sound, the environment or the simplicity of combing the shores but I find these videos incredibly relaxing and interesting. :) Well done.

If you're still reading comments, I just want to say two things. First, I do appreciate the subtitles and all the extra info and little jokes in them! Also I appreciate this sharing of traditional knowledge in a world where such things so easily slip away.

I didn’t think I’d find a 32 minute clamming video entertaining but here i am. Watched the entire thing. 😂😂

absolutely love that instead of just tossing the ones he doesn't want down on the ground, he kindly sets it back where he found it and covers it back up. that's respect for the food you eat and the place it came from.

I learned something from this video - no music, no special effects, just a simple sharing of knowledge. Thank you.

It's almost comforting to see humans just doing human things. Foraging and collecting, preparing food and sharing with your family, teaching valuable skills to the younger generations...this is what being a human's about. Edit: I wanna correct my words. I think the idea conveyed is that humans are a lot of things, which is what makes us the top of our food chain, but I feel like we've been missing these simple things that used to carry us and our generations which makes us desire them more. Living inside and only concerning yourself with material things makes you miss the freedom of the wild, but living a life where survival is the only goal makes humans yearn for more. A balance between our roots and the future would bring us peace, I think.

There is something so undeniably therapeutic about watching a guy just hang around a beach collecting crustaceans and mollusks... he is literally just vibing

This is so great. Dude grabs a clam, scallop, or crab and he says some British like "this here's a slicky slippit, here we have ourselves a slack knacker, a hobble dippy drop, and a couple doopy dob globs."

If I had my way, seafood is ALL I would eat. This nice man, as far as I'm concerned, is living the Dream

i like how respectful he is during the vid was reading some comments and i also want to point how he tries to like and/or reply to everyones comment. Great vid

clam: clap clap guy: so you have chosen death

I like that you’re so knowledgeable about the area you’re walking in. It really takes the video up levels above if you were to just walk and pick up clams with no sound or commentary

This is the life man. I literally always wanted to explore the sea life and taste different types of clams, lobsters oysters. One of my favourite channels.

Learned so much from the video. Now I'm craving seafood, I love seafood! Thank you!

“Colonel, im trying to hide in the sand, but I’m dummy thicc and the clap of my shells keeps alerting the forager”

I liked that he covered up the ones he didn't take, allowing them to live longer lives in an already harsh world. Good job on that!

As others have said, I don't know how this turned up. Sometimes RU-vid just throws something different at you. I found it quite delightful. Watching a family outing combined with learning things. I used to live on the West coast of Canada and this really made me miss it, even though the beach was quite rocky where I lived. Those crazy people accusing you of "making your wife cook" and not sharing the food need to re-evaluate their life LOL I figured that your wife got some, but thought maybe the lad wasn't fond of seafood. Many of us don't acquire a taste for it till we get older. PS I don't like oysters, either. Unless they are smoked. Always a couple of tins in my pantry.

i like that u left the little clam alone

He actually explained to us about each clams and animals he found, He has great passion for this. Great video! Keep up the good work!

I like that this dude didnt pick up the smaller ones.

John's foraging skills are matched only by his compassion. His a good bloke.

Such a touching video wish I had a family like this. You seem like such a great Dad.

Thank you for not being greedy and just picking up any creature you saw. I liked how after showcasing something for educational purposes, you put it back and helped the little clammy things hide again. We need more humans like this😭🙏🏾

A family man, you don’t often see someone that enjoys the simplicity of life. Subbed!!

Looks like the algorithm sprinkled some salt and pushed this video up to the top after two years. 👍

I stumbled across this video and it brought me back to the Summer after my Mom died, I was 4 years old. My eldest Aunt Irene took me down to the rock jetty in Maine and we harvested muscles and later cooked them in a pot on a beach fire. It's one of my earliest memories as a child. Thank you.

Really fascinating stuff. Great video. I love things like this, especially on lunch break. Someone experienced in a hobby/craft, giving a run down of how it works. Seeing a slice of life from another mans perspective.

This guy seems to know what he's talking about. Even though I don't eat seafood too often, let alone go for foraging, I felt like I needed to remember everything he said. What a fantastically enthralling video.

i cannot fathom finding an entire beautiful GIANT crab like that just. on the beach. and liftin it up and walking away to eat it. that's amazing, you really live in a fantastic place

You should not even worry about what people think. You are using your time, energy and resources for our benefit. Anyone that has anything negative to say or are making assumptions should move on and don't watch. I thoroughly enjoyed your video. I grew up and live on Long Island, New York which is surrounded by water. This reminds me so much of my younger days when I would walk down the street to the Great South Bay and go crabbing for Blue Claw Crabs, clamming, fishing, etc. You can't live on Long Island without having an affinity for the water and the sustenance it provides. Loved the way you cooked your seafood right there by the ocean. Thank you for this wonderful video.

I love how humane you are about it. Not like these fools that brute force and take everything regardless of size. You give the little fellas time to grow true fisherman/clam digger

This video is oddly therapeutic??? Your voice is so calming and you are so knowledgeable! Glad RU-vid gave me some good content for once

Bravo. Content like this is why RU-vid exists.

Wow! So cool! Extremely educational to a land lubber midwesterner! I'm a survivalist prepper type and it's awesome to see you guys living off the sea!!

It’s 1:30 am and I’m sitting here watching a man grab and cook shellfish, I love RU-vid’s recommenced section

nice family day; you got the outdoors, the family gathered their food from nature, and then cooked it outside. great video, thank you.

I love how he just grabs a crab and says “that’ll do.” Something about that made me chuckle, I don’t know.

I just learned more about the world in these past 30 mins than I ever did in 13 years of school.

When that one scallop fell on the ground, he told his wife he'll have that one... That's what dads do. Fckng respect man..

The front page algorithm has chosen you! congrats!

I think I've watched this four or five times now. Absolutely love the combination of sea life info and family beach cooking. Bravo!! More foraging and family beach cooking videos please!!

nothing makes me happier than seeing people release wildlife just because they're young

Imagine how much that meal would have costed in a restaurant

This is literally the exact kind of content we all love, but nobody knows why or how they ended up here. Just good, high quality RU-vid videos. I love it.

i have a nasty shellfish intolerance that leads to stomach issues, but man, im living vicariously through you. this is fantastic.

This feels like I'm just following you on a little adventure, I really like it

He just walk to the crab and pick it up like he was shopping in a supermarket. The crab just sat there like pick me up i have been waiting.

This is my dream!! I love scallops but, I'd never seen how they look in the shell. Thank you for sharing this and your beautiful family🤗

Very interesting. I loved coming along with you. Thank you for sharing part of your world. Florida USA.😊

I could honestly watch these for hours. I don't know why, these videos aren't even that entertaining, but they're so addicting. I fucking love them

This made me wish I had a cool forager dad who could teach me stuff like this. I'm adopting you as my cool forager dad.

Underwater photography is a great way to reduce your stress. I would also love to see this type of topic. It's so relaxing.

Next time I'm down Lytham beach I'll be doing this with the Granddaughter. Excellent tutorial!

Idk how this got in my recommended but I already love this dude and his family

No idea why RU-vid recommended this, but I'm glad it did! I watched the whole thing and now feel like going to the beach this weekend.

The most enjoyable video I've seen in ages. You lucky bloke, what a way to spend the day with wife and son

Am old and will probably never be at the ocean again, however I love living and eating somewhat vicariously through you. Having been to Virginia Beach, Atlantic City and Florida I can almost smell and taste the air. Blessing to you and yours.

I don't know how RU-vid brought me here but I'm incredibly grateful. This was so relaxing and educational. I live in a small seaside village in Belgium, but sadly our coastal zone is too artificial for treasures like these. My husband and I are going on our honeymoon next week to the south of England, we're driving from Dover to Eastbourne, Brighton, Portsmouth, Isle of Wight, every place we want to see in between and back. We'll keep in mind all your tips for our seaside outings ☺️ !

i feel like a long lost relative is walking me down the beach teaching me everything i don’t need to know but feel so fulfilled knowing it now

nothing better than a good beach cook up with some delicious seafood

I normally would’ve never watched a video like this, but you taught me so much, and showed so much respect for all the living creatures that I want to thank you for being such a great person for showing care and compassion for small and defenseless living creatures 💕👏

I respect you for leaving the small ones behind.. great job buddy!

Not sure why this was recommended to me but I’m glad it did this is cool af

i started watching your videos when the pandemic was just starting and things were all shut down. It was so calming and relaxing. Thank you so much for your amazing content

Thanks for sharing. Wonderful family outing. Your son will cherish these days when he’s older. Soak it all up because they grow so fast.

this was on my recommended for some reason and idk why i clicked, but i stayed through the whole thing. made me want to go out and catch some crab! GREAT VIDEO

I don't know why this appeared in my recommended but holy I enjoyed it. Very informative and made me want seafood

Wonderful video of a FAMILY sharing some precious time together and sharing a meal together. Most interesting and educational thanks so much!!!

WOW ! Thank you for this video. It brought back memories of when I was very young along the Atlantic shore in Wildwood, New Jersey. The very southern tip of the state. With my Italian grand mother, my father and my uncles. All picking up some kind of shell fish. It was all safe to eat back then. I don't know about now. Sixty five years later. Thank you again.

I have never seen a crab just give up on life like that. "Sure, dude. Just take me. I'm done."

Stumbled on this completely by accident and its just really lovely! Thank you for sharing your wonderful knowledge and enthusiasm, so nice!

Just wonderful to live this free and to enjoy the oceans bounty...Cheers to you from the US...

Oh wow! I'm learning so much about shell fish off of your local area. Ty for sharing your adventure with us

I like how you cover everyone back up. It's oddly sweet to the little things :)

Unpopular opinion: The most relaxing videos on the internet.

I haven’t been foraging for years. Just watching this I can smell the sea and the mud :) Some great finds there!

found your videos at random without searching for anything .. loving this, interesting, educational, and mouthwatering. Sometimes youtube actually gets it right.. most of the time it doesnt. haha.

I DONT KNOW how i ended up watching this video, but i felt like a very entertained kid learning stuff :)

Just discovered this today, you have a really natural presenting style and you're very informative. Makes me realise how I underappreciate the UK coast and now I want to go and get myself a meal next time I am there. Thanks for all the tips!

Writing subtitles is indeed hard work, thanks for the laugh mate x

Absolutely love your family trips, what gorgeous goals 😍 ❤ thankyou all for sharing your adventures! Love Toby and Emma from Somerset 😊

This is real family picnic with fresh seafood from the ocean. Great video!

I don't even know how I wound up here. One minute I'm watching a video about Pokemon and the next I'm watching some saltwater in a jar vid, then some dude's chill aquarium stream, then some guy camping in the snow with his dog and then an awesome family foraging on the coast. What a night. Great video!

I absolutely adored this video, it reminded of my childhood and foraging with my dad for winkles and cockles in Devon and the Isle of Wight and crabbing with my grandpa. I'm only 25 but these are experiences I won't get to do again and can't wait to do with my kids when I have them. Great video

I love these videos, I use them as background noise while studying, tysm 😊

I find this very fascinating and I can see that you’re very informed about shellfish and how to forage for them. I randomly got this video in my recommendations and I’ve never considered costal foraging before for some reason. Thank you for this amazing video! You have another subscriber!

i like how he re-hides a scallop if its too small. very respectful

Aunts and uncles are so pro at this! Just from watching and going with them made me learn many things about daytime and nighttime seaside foraging 🤩😍

Hello from North America. Fantastic video: filming, editing, subtitles. Great host and superb camera work. I was just searching for basic information on scallops and I wandered onto this amazing beach in the UK at low tide, I could almost smell the briny air. I knew I was in for a treat and so much more, so I sat back, relaxed, and went on a Costal Forage topped off with a Scallops, Cockles, Clam, Crab Beach Cook Up. I even took note of the handy Summit-brand cook stove. It was all so refreshing and lively: the forage. Then the cooking right there on the rocks, sans-kitchen. Ahhh, genius! Total joy on a Sunday morning. I'm glad you took the time to share this beautiful part of God's earth with us, and gave us some education too. What a lucky son you have to enjoy this teaching moment. I enjoyed the trip far off without leaving my kitchen, now I'm off to church with this beautiful scene in my mind. I give thanks for it all, our abundant earth and our loving Heavenly Father who gives us every good thing.

I enjoy that he isn’t greedy. Though taking for personal feast, he isn’t rude about the surrounding environment and even protects the ones that need more time to grow. One of my favorite channels so far. Very relaxing to hear you talk.

Mr.Fish Locker i have great respect for the decency you show these animals most would disregard and wouldn't let them mature, but when I saw you put the smaller ones back I knew that there aren't just ignorant people with animals.

I always come across this on days I find myself unable to sleep and I'm reminded of a kind man and some shellfish this is my 4-5 time seeing it. Always from a month to 3 or even more months apart and it always brings me joy.

What a geezer! Thank you for this, I enjoyed your informative company for half hour!

There's nothing wrong with this video. My mother is really in love with this blog. She lives in a place where they depend on the ocean and when she lived with dad, she started living in the city. And watching you guys brings back her memories on how they would go out on low tide hours to get seashells and seafood on the shore. Since she can't type well on laptop and can only watch it, she wants me to tell you Mr. Fish Locker that you and your family are one of a kind! Thank you for making my mom feel at home again!

This just randomly popped into my recommended, and I am very happy it did.

What a lovely trip out for your young lad! Great video. A real eye opener for me. Many thanks!

Fantastic video! 10/10 I particularly enjoyed the respect ypu showed for the ones that are not yet ready to harvest.