Dr. Brian Beal, Director of Research for the University of Maine at Machais Downeast Institute, the easternmost marine research laboratory in the entire United States, gave a talk a week or so ago up ...

Researchers at Morgan State University’s Patuxent Environmental and Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL) were awarded more than $600,000 in funding through two grants from the Maryland Sea Grant (MDSG) ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. A couple of weeks ago, on a sunny March Sunday, a group of scientists, ...

THEIR LAB. THIS IS THE HATCHERY AND THESE ARE EIGHT MONTH OLD SOFT SHELL CLAMS, WHICH YOU MAY KNOW AS STEAMERS. WE’RE DEVELOPING NEW APPROACHES TO FARM SOFT SHELL CLAMS. THESE ARE THREE MONTHS OLD.

WATCH: Contributing reporter David Abel explains why climate change and closures are threatening Massachusetts' clam digging tradition. GLOUCESTER — For nearly a century, Neil Malick’s family hauled ...

In this Monday, May 28, 2018 photo young clams are removed from a net before being distributed at a soft-shell clam farming project in Arrowsic, Maine. Threats such as growing populations of predators ...

Yes, it's true. Days are a little shorter; temperatures a little lower; and the swimsuit will soon be replaced by the scarf. If you're a shellfish lover, end-of-summer time is perfect clam time.

The sign outside proclaims the spot is “famous for clams,” but Flo’s Clam Shack is taking a hiatus from hawking fried steamers. The restaurant has been shelling out the crispy, salty dish for decades.

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