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small shellfish used as fish bait, called pippi in NSW: What's the best bait for whiting? cockles.
Contributor's comments: Cockles used to be common in Port Phillip Bay - we used to dig them out of the sand banks, boil them lightly and eat them.
Contributor's comments: Also found in Tas. - good eating.
Contributor's comments: I've heard these referred to as both cockles and pippis in W.A.