New UMaine Machias project will make Maine coastal fisheries data publicly accessible

New UMaine Machias project will make Maine coastal fisheries data publicly accessible

For years valuable coastal fisheries data on soft-shell clam recruitment and invasive green crabs, collected by Maine's shoreline communities, has been difficult to access or unavailable to the public. Now, a new collaborative project is changing that by developing an interactive, publicly accessible platform that brings decades of long-term ecological information together in one searchable web tool, helping clammers, educators and policymakers make better-informed decisions.

Read the complete article to learn how this project works, who's involved and what it could mean for Maine's coastal communities and fisheries management.