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) ...

SOUTH FREEPORT, Maine (WGME) -- Researchers say soft-shell clam landings are dropping significantly. They are a cultural backbone of Maine’s coastal economy. The Downeast Institute is hoping to get ...

The Downeast Institute has placed dozens of clam recruitment boxes in mudflats in 15 coastal communities.

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, ...

Recruitment boxes to collect soft-shell clams are placed all along Maine’s coast to find solutions to the soft-shell clam’s decline.

Justin and Danielle Walker, owners and operators of Walkers Maine, a seafood restaurant in Cape Neddick, Maine, know clams. Several months ago, as part of the Ogunquit Soft Shell Clam Commission’s ...

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A skillet of cooked clams next to a half lemon - Plateresca/Getty Images There are so many amazing dishes that highlight fresh clams. You can throw them right in a pot with some broth and aromatics to ...

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If you’re looking for a warm and cozy fall meal, try this simple dish. A bowl of garlicky clams, steamed in wine and swimming in their buttery juices, is not only easy to make, but it will warm you as ...