Quahogs, known elsewhere as hard-shell clams, are a key part of Rhode Island's culture and economy. The name "quahog" comes from the Narragansett word "poquauhock," and different sizes of quahogs ...

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First off, the northern quahog is the same thing as a hard-shell clam – a bivalve mollusk found in coastal waters from Nova Scotia to Florida. While it’s known as a hard clam just about ...

Seashells are the abandoned exoskeletons of mollusks, like snails and clams. Numerous seashell varieties, including ark ...

By all accounts, freshwater mussels are boring creatures. From the time they fall off their host fish as a larva and settle ...

Try mixing up what seafood dish you order, or that you make at home, for one of these classics you may not have tried before ...

A seashell is a hard, protective outer layer created by an animal or organism that lives in the sea, such as snails, clams and oysters. After the animal living in the shell dies and decomposes ...

W e see your dozen oysters, and we raise you a platter of baked clams. The lemony bivalves are a starter that adhere to a ...

The Unitarian Universalist Green Sanctuary Committee & Laconia/Gilford Lions have rescheduled their latest plastic collection event for the second time. Weather permitting, the event will take place f ...

Study by UChicago, Smithsonian, UK Natural History Museum challenges assumptions about survival after global catastrophe ...