On Sunday, June 6, fifty people came down to the clam flat at the top of Prospect Harbor to learn more about what is going on, other than clam harvesting, when they see a group of people out on a clam flat with nets, buckets, boxes, and other gear. They also learned that Gouldsboro, like some other communities, uses nets to protect clams from green crabs and recruitment boxes to collect newly settled clams.
Shellfish Lab – Getting Started
Work on the shellfish lab when it first started in Jamuary, 2021. This is a picture of the lab entrance as it was then. On January 27, 2021 three of us got together inside the lab-to-be to make a list of materials to begin turning what was a clam buying station into a shellfish lab. I took pictures so you could come on inside and join us in envisioning what the lab would be.
Gouldsboro’s Shellfish Lab – What It’s About
Gouldsboro is now (November 2020) beginning planning for its Shellfish Resilience Laboratory and hopes to have it operational by this spring. Located in Bunkers Harbor, the Resilience Lab is not only a key element in Gouldsboro's program to restore clam flats to productivity and sustainability, but will also collect data and develop know-how that other Maine communities can use to manage municipal shellfish operations as Maine's climate changes.