University of Rhode Island oceanographer Jaime Palter speaks out on what she thinks the impacts will be of cuts to federal ...

Lou Frattarelli, who fishes quahog clams in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay, unloads clams from his skiff in Bristol, R.I., in 2020. C.J. CHIVERS/NYT ...

According to DEM officials, bags were handed to RI Clam Co. along the dock. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management held a quahog transplanting at Greenwich Cove on Thursday. (WJAR) ...

PROVIDENCE − Businesses in Rhode Island are thanking veterans on Veterans Day with free meals, free beer, free coffee, clam chowder, car washes and discounted meals. The state Department of ...

Shellfish Advisory Panel meeting set for Sept. 18 The Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council will hold its Shellfish Advisory Panel meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 18, beginning at 4:30 p.m.

DEM said that although most recreational boaters follow Rhode Island’s “No Discharge” law, a high concentration of vessels increases the chances of accidental or illicit discharge of sewage into ...

The Rhode Island DEM has announced that seasonal shellfish area closures will begin at sunrise on Saturday, May 25, and remain in effect until Tuesday, October 15. These closures are implemented ...

Rhode Island clam chowder is a clear-broth chowder made with hard-shell clams, known as quahogs, fresh herbs and potatoes. (Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) They didn’t have cows.

Unlike commercial shellfishermen, recreational harvesters who are Rhode Island residents don’t need a license to go clamming. For non-residents a license is required – a 14-day license is $11 ...