Trailer: Quahoggers: Rhode Island’s iconic shellfishermen

The two minute trailer for a 15 minute film where you spend time offshore with some unique characters, Rhode Island’s legendary Quahoggers. These shellfishermen dig clams up from the mud of Narraganset Bay by hand, using metal rakes and brute strength, a process that evolved as a unique response to Narraganset Bay’s ecosystem. We meet three long-time quahoggers and go on their boats as they practice their centuries-old craft. Speaking with uniquely Rhode Island accents, they discuss the process of quahogging, the joys and the challenges, and their worries for the future. They highlight the rewards of being a quahogger, with its high degree of autonomy and the pleasures/challenges of working outdoors.