Brian Beal Soft-shell clams are a culturally important fishery. Yet, over the past 40 years, commercial clam landings have declined by 75%, due in part to declines in standing stock and clam population size based on recent changes in their ecosystems. Predators, such as the invasive green crab (Carcinus maenas) and native milky ribbon worms … Continue reading DV-20-05 Quantifying Soft-Shell Clam Fecundity Across Two Regions of the Maine Coast