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Maine’s Shellfish Harvesters Are Caught up in Climate-Related Closures

Heavier rains are triggering regulatory pauses on harvesting oysters and clams—and putting fishermen out of work.

By Ben Seal

The community clam garden at Sipayik started with 250,000 clam seedlings in 2022 and now has 1.25 million clams growing in its plots. Credit: Courtesy of Erik Francis

Can Clams Make a Comeback on a Tribal Reservation in Maine?

By Sydney Cromwell

Freshly cleaned oysters are seen in Nova Scotia’s Chance Harbour. Credit: Molly MacNaughton/IJB

Sewage Taints Canadian Oysters. Then Americans Eat Them

By Agatha Khishchenko, Andy Lehren, Dori Seeman, Robert Cribb and Molly MacNaughton

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