They also collected shellfish and seaweed from the beach, called beach food.

The men hunted sea lions while the women dove to collect shellfish.

During the winter months, groups of about 500 would arrive at the bay to fish, hunt and collect shellfish.

Women fish in some regions inshore from small boats or collect shellfish and seaweed.

Fishermen can be seen at this time walking out into the bay to collect shellfish.

Having sailed a little on, the next day, the Portuguese captured two young local women collecting shellfish by the shore.

They also collected oysters and shellfish from nearby beds in the Sound.

The Roanoke came to it from the mainland to fish and collect shellfish.

Where the children proved less successful than adults was in the straightforward "woman's work" of collecting shellfish.

The women also collect nuts, shellfish and insect larvae.