While it’s known as a hard clam just about everywhere else, it’s still called a quahog in the Ocean State. The name comes from the Narragansett word “poquauhock,” which Rhode Island ...

Nothing says “Ocean State” quite like quahogs, though. The delicious hard-shelled clams are inseparable from iconic local dishes like clear Rhode Island clam chowder and the stuffed clams ...

While all clams contribute to ocean health, some species are especially ... Then there’s the quahog, a hard-shelled clam known for its longevity—some live over a century and continue filtering ...

Unfortunately, the clam that was collected at Alligator Point is not an ocean quahog, it is a southern hard clam Mercenaria campechiensis. People with some level of knowledge can easily identify ...

The 9th annual Quahog ... the Ocean State. This week, running Sunday, May 11 through Saturday, May 17 celebrates the state's industry, commerce, and culinary surrounding the state clam.

Quahogs are bivalve mollusks found in the Atlantic Ocean between 25 and 1,300 feet deep. The clams bury into sediment and it is here that they are dredged for commercial fisheries and often made ...

Don’t confuse the quahog with the soft-shell clam, which is a separate species found in tidal flats that’s used to make steamers. It’s also different from the ocean quahog, another bivalve ...

It may be the smallest state in the U.S., but with 400 miles of coastline, Rhode Island has a well-deserved reputation for excellent seafood, from squid to oysters. Nothing says “Ocean State ...

While it’s known as a hard clam just about everywhere else, it’s still called a quahog in the Ocean State. A paltry haul of quahogs from the bottom of Narragansett Bay. An experienced raker ...