TRENDS IN MAINE SOFTSHELL CLAM LANDINGS

WILLIAM R. CONGLETON; TRACY VASSILIEV; ROBERT C. BAYER; BRYAN R. PEARCE; JENNIFER JACQUES; CAROLYN GILLMAN

doi:10.2983/0730-8000(2006)25[475:TIMSCL]2.0.CO;2

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WILLIAM R. CONGLETON,^1,* TRACY VASSILIEV,¹ ROBERT C. BAYER,¹ BRYAN R. PEARCE,² JENNIFER JACQUES,¹ CAROLYN GILLMAN¹

¹1 Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469
²2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469

^** Corresponding author. E-mail: williamc@maine.edu

Abstract

The soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria (L. 1758), has the highest landed value of Maine bivalves. Landings have been variable over the last century with current landings one third of their historical highs caused by low harvests in Eastern Maine. Diminished clam populations have been subjected to constant fishing pressure and heavy predation by green crabs apparently unchecked by winterkill. Clam stocks previously closed to harvesting because of pollution are now dug. Reduced breeding populations are tasked to produce a sufficient set to overcome offshore dispersal of larvae to repopulate flats on the coast of Maine. On-bottom and off-bottom sampling found few clam larvae in Eastern Maine. Recovery of the fishery will require reestablishment of breeding stocks.

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WILLIAM R. CONGLETON, TRACY VASSILIEV, ROBERT C. BAYER, BRYAN R. PEARCE, JENNIFER JACQUES, and CAROLYN GILLMAN "TRENDS IN MAINE SOFTSHELL CLAM LANDINGS," Journal of Shellfish Research 25(2), 475-480, (1 August 2006). https://doi.org/10.2983/0730-8000(2006)25[475:TIMSCL]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 August 2006

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