Maine Clammer’s Association Members Update

Dear MCA Members:

Let me begin by saying thank you to all of you for supporting the efforts of the MCA. If there is one thing we have learned fighting and working for Maine’s clammers, it is that people that do not have some sort of unified representation are the ones most likely to get swept under the rug. The key for Maine’s clammers and shellfish farmers is to continue stepping forward into a modern role as stewards of the ocean and leaders in sustainable resource management.

Many people have no idea how close wild harvesting of Maine clams came to being a thing of the past. When DMR changed the way it sampled water in 2004-05, it lead to a wave of devastating closures estimated at 140,000 acres, it became just a matter of time before the entire State closed down. That’s when it became clear that no longer could we continue to be the happy clammer digging on the flats not paying attention to all the threats facing the Maine Shellfish Industry.

MCA SANTA FUND

 

 

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