[Field Trip: Harvesting the Maine Clam]

Date1983

Can DescriptionsProgram #13. Record date: May 6, 1983. // Explanation of the clam harvesting process and also discussion of recent declines in the amount of clams harvested and the size of clams. Local towns have requested research into reasons for the decline. Sam Chapman of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center talks about clam research and hatching work done in the lab. University of Maine graduate assistants Carter Newell and Jane Arbuckle comment on the work. Brunswick Marine Resources Warden Alan Houston talks about introducing clams into the wild.