Dr. Brian Beal, Director of Research for the University of Maine at Machais Downeast Institute, the easternmost marine research laboratory in the entire United States, gave a talk a week or so ago up ...
There’s just not enough clams settling to swamp out the effects of predation,” Beal said. “We need to be thinking about ways ...
The sign outside proclaims the spot is “famous for clams,” but Flo’s Clam Shack is taking a hiatus from hawking fried steamers. The restaurant has been shelling out the crispy, salty dish for decades.
THEIR LAB. THIS IS THE HATCHERY AND THESE ARE EIGHT MONTH OLD SOFT SHELL CLAMS, WHICH YOU MAY KNOW AS STEAMERS. WE’RE DEVELOPING NEW APPROACHES TO FARM SOFT SHELL CLAMS. THESE ARE THREE MONTHS OLD.
YORK, Maine — In his days as a York High School marine science teacher, Mike Masi would educate his students about green crabs and other invasive species in the Gulf of Maine. Nowadays, Masi and a ...
Like many Eastern US salt marshes, East Harbor salt marsh lagoon on Cape Cod was isolated from tidal flow in the 1800s, resulting in near-freshwater conditions and loss of native salt marsh species.
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Ever found yourself staring at a pile of clams, muttering to yourself, “I wish I knew what to do with those”? Well, here’s the 411 on how to cook clams, how to buy them, and everything else you need ...
Soft-shell clams are on display at a Portland, Maine, fish market. Maine clams were once one of the state’s most lucrative resources, but they are sliding in catch. Fishery managers said toxins in the ...
This study identifies early, postmetamorphic soft-shell clams, Mya arenaria, as the life-history stage most susceptible to effects of blooms of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxin-producing ...