Peter's Clam Bar's 10th annual clam eating contest on Sunday was also a fundraiser for the family of fallen NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller.

The money raised at the Island Park event will be donated to the Massapequa Park native's wife and child.

Two competitions were held – one between local first responders and the other was for the public to shuck away.

"Clam eating is not as attractive as maybe a hot dog. It gets a little gross, it gets a little funny and people are a little hesitant to do it. So we just ask people to join whether they eat a dozen clams or 10 dozen clams, have a good time with it and it's for a good cause," said Peter's Clam Bar owner Butch Yamali.

Organizers said they expect contestants to eat between 6,000 and 8,000 clams in the contest. They did not have a fundraising total as of Sunday evening but said that tens of thousands of dollars had been raised.