Seafood sheller

A seafood sheller comprising:

• a handle member;
• an upper beak member extending longitudinally forward from the handle member and having a distal end opposite from the handle member and an upper beak member bottom that extends longitudinally from the handle member;
• and
• a lower blade member with a blade edge and a blade base, the blade edge extending longitudinally forward beneath the upper beak member bottom from the blade base, the blade base being connected to the upper beak member at a rearward portion of the upper beak member bottom, the lower blade member having a distal end opposite from the blade base, the distal end of the upper beak member longitudinally extending forwardly beyond the distal end of the lower blade member;
• wherein the upper beak member includes one or more rails disposed on the upper beak member bottom, with the one or more rails at least defining longitudinal borders of a channel that longitudinally extends along the upper beak member bottom;
• wherein vertical distance between forward portion of the upper beak member bottom and forward portion of the blade edge is ⅛ inch.