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Art Ganz of RI DEM tongs for quahogs during the process of locatingappropriate donor sites for the quahog spawner sanctuaries.Tonging was the traditional method for harvesting quahogs from RI Bay waters.The newer generations of shellfishermen use bullrakes. (Image credit: NOAA Restoration Center, Tom and Louise Kane)