These days, the digging isn't so good. The clam harvest in far eastern Maine has dropped sharply in recent years, and clam diggers say one big reason is an onslaught of the carnivorous moon snail. The ...

LUBEC, Maine -- Out on the mud flats in the easternmost nook of the United States, generations of clam diggers have dug deep into the muck for tasty soft-shells to satisfy New Englanders’ cravings for ...

With a shell that looks like a full moon, egg cases that look like broken pottery on the seafloor, a unique predatory style and even a feature comparable belly button, the moon snail that frequents La ...