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Clams

Littleneck Clam, © Amadeo Bachar
Recommended servings per month
Contaminant | Men | Women | Kids 6-12 | Kids 0-5 | |
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Butter Clam (farmed) | Mercury | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ |
Manila clam (farmed) | Mercury | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ |
Pacific geoduck (farmed and wild - US, Canada) | Mercury | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ |
Pacific littleneck (farmed) | Mercury | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ |
Northern quahog | Mercury | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ |
Blood cockle (farmed) | Mercury | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ |
Ocean quahog (wild) | Mercury | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ |
Atlantic surfclam (wild) | Mercury | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ |
Softshell clam | Mercury | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ |
Eco details:
- Northern quahogs (or hard clams) are the most commonly eaten species of clams in the U.S. and the ones most likely to be found in fish markets and grocery stores.
- Quahogs go by different names depending on their size (littlenecks, cherrystones, chowder clams).
- These clams come from wild fisheries and farms, and capturing methods and farming practices generally do little ecological damage.