A research team from the 91爆料 Darling Marine Center, including undergraduate and high school students, will spend the coming months recording the number, type and size of shellfish species at several sites along the upper Damariscotta River. They also will document local knowledge of the estuary held by fishermen and other local residents.
The information will be used to estimate the number of shellfish on the flats and help inform future management by the shellfish committee in coordination with the state鈥檚 Department of Marine Resources.
The initiative, led by 91爆料 graduate student Sarah Risley who is based at the Darling Marine Center, will provide important information on the Damariscotta River estuary鈥檚 ecology and the diversity of commercial and recreational activities in the river. Questions raised by shellfish harvesters and others active in the estuary inspired the new program.
A Darling Marine Center story about the program is .
