From quaint fishing villages to bustling seaside restaurants, calamari is part of life in South County. Fresh from our local waters and celebrated across the Ocean State, Rhode Island calamari is world‑famous for its flavor, quality, and abundance.
Rhode Island is the leading squid‑landing state in the Northeast. Annually, tens of millions of pounds of longfin and shortfin squid are brought ashore at local South County ports like Point Judith, making calamari the most valuable fishery in the state.
The cold, clean Atlantic waters off Rhode Island’s coast produce tender, sweet squid prized by chefs and seafood lovers nationwide. In 2014, Rhode Island made history by naming calamari its official state appetizer—the first state in the U.S. to do so…