Cockle
| Cockle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Fish |
| Season | All |
| Size | 1 to 5 |
| Sell Price | 50g |
The Cockle is a small saltwater shellfish caught in Crab Pots and found lying on the sand at The Beach. It is cheap and cannot be eaten raw, so most of its value comes from what it can be used for. It is one of the options for the Crab Pot Bundle in the Community Center, and the Raccoon at the Giant Stump may ask for five of them. It also counts as "any fish" in cooking, which turns a cheap Cockle into a more valuable dish. Evelyn is one of the few villagers who is pleased to receive one.
Catching
A baited Crab Pot in any salt water can bring up a Cockle. The pot is checked the next day, and it works the same way in every season. Crab Pot catches are normal quality.
Cockles also appear as forage on the sand at The Beach. They are less common than Clams there, but a daily walk along the shore picks up a few over a season. A pet turtle at maximum friendship sometimes leaves one as a gift. The Traveling Cart occasionally sells one at a mark-up.
Prices
A Cockle sells for 50g. A single Sashimi sells for 75g, so cooking spare Cockles into Sashimi earns half as much again as shipping them.
A Fish Smoker turns a Cockle into a Smoked Cockle. The smoked version is edible and sells for twice the raw price. Each one uses a piece of Coal.
A Cockle can live in a Fish Pond. Like other shellfish ponds, it produces a mix of items rather than roe alone. Cockle Roe appears alongside Seaweed and trash such as Driftwood, Broken Glasses, Broken CDs and Soggy Newspapers. Once the pond holds five Cockles, Coral and Sea Urchins become possible. A full pond can also produce a Warp Totem: Beach or a Nautilus Shell.
Cockle Roe is worth 30g plus half the Cockle's base price, which comes to 55g. A Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice that.
Three requests let a Cockle pond grow. Clay comes first, then Bug Meat or Quartz, and finally a Sea Urchin, Solar Essence or Wild Bait.
Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.
| Quality | Price | Fisher (+25%) | Angler (+50%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 50g | 62g | 75g |
 Silver
|
62g | 77g | 93g |
 Gold
|
75g | 93g | 112g |
 Iridium
|
100g | 125g | 150g |
Uses
The Crab Pot Bundle in the Fish Tank room needs any five shellfish from its list, and the Cockle is one of the choices. The reward is three Crab Pots. Since Cockles can be picked up on the beach, they help finish the bundle before any Crab Pot is built.
The Raccoon at the Giant Stump may ask for five Cockles. This can happen in his first request and in any request from the sixth onward.
In cooking, the Cockle fills the "any fish" slot in Sashimi and Maki Roll. It also works in Quality Fertilizer with Sap. At the Sewing Machine, a Cockle in the spool makes a dyeable Sailor Shirt.
Gifts
Evelyn likes the Cockle, even though she hates most fish.
The older villagers Demetrius, Linus and Pam count Cockle as a neutral gift. The bachelors Elliott and Sebastian share that view, and so do Willy and Leo.
The shop owners Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin count Cockle as a disliked gift. The same goes for the bachelors and bachelorettes Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane. The older residents Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis dislike it as well, as do the Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard. Jas and Vincent dislike it too.
Notes
Pick up every Cockle found on the beach in the first year. One covers the Crab Pot Bundle, five may be needed for the Raccoon, and the rest make cheap gifts for Evelyn or Sashimi for long days in the Mines.
All Crab Pot Catches
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Location | Season | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clam | 
|
- | All | 50g |
| Cockle | 
|
- | All | 50g |
| Crab | 
|
- | All | 100g |
| Crayfish | 
|
- | All | 75g |
| Lobster | 
|
- | All | 120g |
| Mussel | 
|
- | All | 30g |
| Oyster | 
|
- | All | 40g |
| Periwinkle | 
|
- | All | 20g |
| Shrimp | 
|
- | All | 60g |
| Snail | 
|
- | All | 65g |