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DEI’s research to find the cause of the clam decline identified milky ribbons worms to be a major predator of soft-shell clams, especially in southern Maine. In an effort to research methods to [...]

Source: Lincoln County News Author: Alexander Violo Date: November 8, 2019 Link: https://lcnme.com/currentnews/harvesters-scientists-team-up-on-clam-study-in-bremen/ Harvesters, Scientists Team [...]

Hungry for clams? Be ready to dig deep Sky-high prices due to range of factors Penobscot Bay Press Originally published in Castine Patriot, July 18, 2019 and Island Ad-Vantages, July 18, 2019 and [...]

Source: The Guardian Author: Josh Wood Date: June 21, 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/21/coping-with-crisis-how-scientists-are-making-an-invasive-crab-a-delicacy Coping with [...]

Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-05-green-crab-predation-maine-clam.html May 16, 2018 by Brian Beal, University of Maine Juvenile soft-shell “steamer” clams are not surviving to [...]

Stockton Harbor was once a very productive clamming area in the State of Maine. Today, however, no commercial clamming occurs in this region. In 2007, the towns of Stockton Springs and Searsport [...]