The Gouldsboro Shellfish Committee invites the community to clam-digging lessons on Sunday, July 19, at 9:30 AM in Prospect Harbor. Whether you’ve dug your own clams for years or have never been on the mud, this is an opportunity to learn how to spot where clams are and dig them.
Clam Lab Finds New Home at Bold Coast Seafood
Out of operation since the January 2024 storm, Gouldsboro's Clam Lab will resume operation inside Bold Coast Seafood's facility. The new location may help reduce clam mortality from predation.
Gouldsboro Submits Draft 2025 Comprehensive Plan
Gouldsboro has submitted a draft of its revised Comprehensive Plan to the State of Maine for review. The Plan presents a vision for Gouldsboro’s desired future and suggests ways to realize it. Here we present a copy you can read or download.
Geo for Good Impact Award
Google has given Gouldsboro a "Geo for Good" Impact Award for the work it did using Google Earth to preserve and expand shore access for clam harvesters. Pauline Angione and Vicki Rea used Google Earth to put key access points in context with shore ownership.
Shellfish Lab Shuttered for 2024
Gouldsboro's Shellfish Lab will not be up and running during the summer of 2024. The decision to shutter the lab for at least a year was partly a response to storm damage, but also emerged from reflecting on what we have learned so far.
Scuttlebutt
Scuttlebutt is Gouldsboro's newly published guide for folks who have just come to Gouldsboro or are thinking about buying property here and for folks who live here and love the place. This article tells you how how to get a copy.
Farewell to Intern John Ayarik
A small but enthusiastic party formed at the Pickled Wrinkle on Friday, August 11, to say goodbye to John Ayrik, the Shellfish Resilience Summer Advanced Degree intern.
Meet your Local Clams!
On Sunday, July 30th, Gouldsboro Shore welcomed community members to a Schoodic Arts event in Prospect Harbor's Methodist Church to meet, eat, and learn about soft-shell clams. Twenty-seven people attended, along with twelve volunteers to staff information tables.
Meet and Eat Local Clams
Sunday, July 30, is the date for this year's Meet Your Local Clams party. We will be sampling clam recipes and talking about Gouldsboro's clam fishery at the Prospect Harbor Methodist Church from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. You can come and eat for free, but you have to register!
Green Crabs Are Here!
Guest author and local volunteer Chantal Jennings writes about green crabs and why she is trapping them.