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M. <br /> ( QUAHOG: SOFT—SHELL CLAM: 1 <br /> Mercenaria mercenaries Mya arenaria <br /> hard clam, round clam steamer, longneck, long clam <br /> {/":'. _ ':: Found between <br /> t h e t i d e <br /> lines or just <br /> below the low <br /> water mark, <br /> t h e s o f t - <br /> ';` shelled clam <br /> inches below <br /> the surface. <br /> '•; :,,, `. D i g s o f t <br /> shell clams <br /> Quahogs are found just below <br /> cautiously } <br /> the sand or mud surface ��'.' t o a v o i d <br /> between high and low tide :";� s p e a r i n g p <br /> and beyond in sheltered their fragile <br /> waters . Harvest quahogs by shells . Clams <br /> hand or rake . u n d e r two <br /> ,L )� i n c h e s in P <br /> length must <br /> be carefully <br /> r e p 1 anted <br /> neck upright <br /> and covered <br /> z _ w i t h t h i n <br /> = layer of sand <br /> to protect <br /> O t h e m f r o m <br /> exposure . <br /> Too much sand <br /> A quahog that fits through a will smother n <br /> j ' 1 inch gauge for shell the clam. t <br /> thickness or hinge width is Clams can be served steamed, C <br /> seed and below legal harvest fried or in a stew. <br /> 1 size and should not be t <br /> I taken. A one inch thick to N <br /> } 2 1/2 inch long quahog is <br /> known as a littleneck, 2 1/2 <br /> j to 3 inch quahog is a <br /> 1 cherrystone and a 3 inch or <br /> larger quahog is a chowder . ` <br /> The chowders are often used <br /> to make chowder, clam pie or <br /> fritters . <br /> ? I OCEAN QUAHOG: ,{, f <br /> ii Artica islandi.ca �' <br /> Black clam <br /> They are <br /> P <br /> 1 similar to a /NCH RONG <br /> quahog but i <br /> usually found p <br /> in deeper r <br /> water. LEGAL HARVEST SIZE IS 2 INCHES <br /> n <br /> I <br /> i <br /> l � <br /> f' <br /> I . <br />