TIMES RECORD • March 22, 2023
Brunswick is Maine’s biggest producer of quahog clams, and town officials hope to use new technology to help them grow faster as the shellfish face threats from warming waters. The town recently applied for a $15,000 state grant to help pay for a $19,000 upweller nursery off Gurnet Road near the Harpswell border. The grant would come from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund and require approval from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Dan Devereaux, the town’s coastal resources manager, called the project “overdue” as the town’s shellfish stock has been threatened with record warmth in Casco Bay that attracts more predators, such as crabs.