- 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. 😂😂

clam: clap clap guy: so you have chosen death

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

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 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

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

Imagine how much that meal would have costed in a restaurant

i like that u left the little clam alone

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.

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

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

As others have said, I don't know how this turned up. Sometimes KZfaq 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 love how he just grabs a crab and says “that’ll do.” Something about that made me chuckle, I don’t know.

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."

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!

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

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

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

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

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

Bravo. Content like this is why KZfaq exists.

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 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

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

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 he's teaching us how to search it, and not taking everything, so that it can reproduce.

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..

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

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.

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

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

The front page algorithm has chosen you! congrats!

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

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

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

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 KZfaq 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.

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

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.

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!!

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

in case your wondering, the way he killed the crab was very humane, basically what happened was he smashed the crab hard enough in the head it got paralyzed so it cannot move or feel anything, then when he tore the bottom off, the brain did not come with killing it near instantly

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😭🙏🏾

I respect the fact u let the smaller ones grow instead of eating them regardless

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!!

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 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 is such a fun thing to do with your family

that there is a 50$ plate of seafood at any fancy restaurant... Good work

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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🤗

This is so calming idk why

Is everyone getting this recommended? I love it

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

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.

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

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 how KZfaq 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 ☺️ !

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.

STOPP THIS IS SO SWEET I LOVE HIM HE SEEMS SO NICE

Unpopular opinion: The most relaxing videos on the internet.

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

I'm not sure why, but this is kindof soothing to watch.

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

This man has the eyesight of a hawk

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

I've eaten every single one of those shellfish, including the ones he threw back (the welk and oster). This vid makes me hungry! Love shellfish!

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

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

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 💕👏

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

I really love this. His accent is nice to listen to.

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.

Not sure how your video came up in my recommended but I really enjoyed it. Cheers man!

I love coming back to this video it’s so relaxing

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

I love this video so much idk why but it's calming to watch for me

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.

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 🤩😍