Hard Clam

The Hard Clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), famously celebrated throughout New England and the Atlantic coast as the Northern Quahog, is one of the most culturally iconic, ecologically vital, and commercially valuable marine bivalves in North American history. Renowned for...

Atlantic Sea Scallop

The Atlantic Sea Scallop (Placopecten magellanicus), celebrated across New England and the Mid-Atlantic as the giant saucer of the continental shelf, is one of the most economically valuable, ecologically vital, and biologically fascinating marine bivalves on Earth....

Eastern Oyster

The Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica), celebrated across eastern North America as the American Oyster or Chesapeake Oyster, is the supreme ecological architect and water-purifying titan of the Atlantic coast. Historically constructing colossal underwater living...
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