An Americorps member, Blaine Parker, was out gathering shellfish at Alligator Point by the St. James Island in Franklin County when he accidently stumbled upon a rare and enormous quahog clam. Quahog is an Atlantic species and mostly is found around north of North Carolina. Parker had originally planned to use the clam to make chowder, but after realizing that it was special, he decided not to cook it. Later he visited the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab in Panacea, to test the clam. The researchers measured it & found it to be 6 inches long, which is much larger than … Continue reading 200 Year Old Giant Clam Found on St. James Island in Florida