Eat with caution: Scientist Ooi showing the clams she found while taking samples of the sand and seawater at low tide in Bayan Mutiara while in the background are the Leong father and son, digging for the molluscs. (Below) A senior citizen looking for juvenile mantis prawns to use as fishing bait.
LOW tide in Penang is a time for tasty finds.
Families, some with children in tow, regularly walk out to exposed seabeds in search of clams.
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