I think the story is very clear. It says he was tresspassing on private property, that's what the tickets for. It also says this isn't the first time and thats why he was ticketed. Generally, you would get a warning on your first time. Since the DEM controls when and where people can clam, of course they should be contacted, in case he shouldn't be clamming there as well, there has been a lot of moisture lately, in the way of rain and snow. They usually close public clamming areas after it rains a certain amount, for at least a week, it certainly rained and snowed enough to close any areas that would be affected. Some areas are closed all winter.
I live right on the water in Bristol. You can clam all day along the beach if you want. Provided you either ask if you can walk across the yard or walk along the beach or walk down one of the access paths, there's really no reason to cross yard, since there are access paths overy 100 yrds or so, as well as the Narrows point parking lot to access the shoreline and a couple of streets that end at the water you can park at and enter the beach from. Since clams don't live on dry land, I would think he was on public land while he was clamming, although, this is Barrington, not sure if it's zoned private or not.
Either way, you have no right to arbitrarily cross someones land unless it's a right of way, in which case they wouldn't be calling it tresspassing.
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