Baymen fish for striped bass, oysters, clams, scallops, mussels and steamer clams off small boats in bays and areas such as Oyster Bay, in the Long Island Sound, the Great South Bay and environs.
Oysters are the primary producers of pearls, clams and mussels can also create pearls, though this is much less common. Most pearls come from oysters, which thrive in both freshwater and saltwater ...