Do you love the quahog like a good Rhode Islander should? Then have we got the week for you. The state's Department of Environmental Management has declared May 11-18 as Quahog Week in Rhode Island.

Scientists, lawmakers, and those who make their living from Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay are teaming up to hunt for the reason why quahogs appear to be on the decline. Quahogs have a long history ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Aber-clam Lincoln, a quahog clam believed to be 214 years old, was released into the Gulf of Mexico last week by his caretakers at the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab. Americorps member ...

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers from the United Kingdom examine centuries-old quahog clam shells to explain the reasons behind a “tipping point” that the ...

More than a week after this story published, the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab issued a lengthy clarification on the clam's age and species after further consulting with experts. Here is there full post: ...

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A 2.6-pound quahog clam believed to be 214 years old was found in Florida's Alligator Point last month. The clam was likely born in 1809 – the same year as Abraham Lincoln – and is named "Aber-clam ...