Group building database for Casco Bay shellfish harvesters

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 29, 2021

As the wild-harvest shellfish industry continues to combat threats of predation, ocean acidification and a rapidly changing ecosystem, one group is developing a resource that may help industry leaders and harvesters manage those changing tides. The Casco Bay Regional Shellfish Working Group is designing an interactive online database to support shellfish conservation and management decisions in the region.