The 610 Project, coordinated by Bridie McGreavy, is a collaboration between the Frenchman Bay Partners, the Frenchman Bay Regional Shellfish Committee, the Department of Marine Resources (DMR), and the Hancock County Planning Commission to build capacity towards the goal of opening closed clam flats in Frenchman Bay. A grant awarded […]
The 610 Project (pronounced six-ten) is a collaboration between the Partners, the Frenchman Bay Regional Shellfish Committee and the Hancock County Planning Commission to build capacity towards the goal of opening closed clam flats in Frenchman Bay. This project received its initial funding from the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program. Through a conservation action planning process, the Partners and shellfish committee have identified the five-year goal of opening all 610 acres of clam flats in Frenchman Bay in which harvesting is restricted due to unknown bacterial pollution sources. They will accomplish this by building capacity within the shellfish committee for watershed surveys and organizational development.
Check this page for updates on the 610 project.
Bridie McGreavy (Post-doctoral researcher at the University of Maine and FBP Secretary) introduced the New England SusTainability Consortium (NEST) session by describing the history with the University of Maine’s Sustainability Solutions Initiative, continued involvement with key partners, and how the science is focused on solving problems. She then turned the session over to the researchers from the University of Maine.
At College of the Atlantic, students have been developing protocols for measuring the pH on clamflats, and comparing different meters to see which ones are the most precise, and this fall will measure pH on several flats in Bar Harbor. One student, Katie O’Brien, has also buried clam pre-weighed clam at three different sites in look at rate of weight loss of shells as a measurement of the potential threat to clam growth from low pH on clamflats. Those clams are being collected in October and if the technique shows promise, the study will be expanded next year.
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Mudflats are economically and ecologically valuable habitats that support clams, mussels, and worms, and serve as important feeding grounds for birds as well as fish. Committee | Harvesting Shellfish | 610 Project Using the information at hand during the November 8, 2012 FBP goal-setting session, it was determined that 610 acres of mudflats in […]
The following questions were posed to the panelists: What do you think about water quality in your work? How does it affect what you can do? Do you want or need more information? How do you think water quality has changed through time in Frenchman Bay? Shep Erhart, Founder, Maine […]
Summary of a presentation at the September 7, 2019 meeting “Water Quality, Stewardship, and the health of Frenchman Bay” organized by Frenchman Bay Partners and held at Schoodic Institute. College of the Atlantic Professor Chris Petersen presented water quality collection methods from various organizations and data for Frenchman Bay, along […]
Frenchman Bay Partners Steering Committee Meeting
Location: Gordon’s Wharf in Sullivan
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 29, 2015, 3-5 PM
Directions: http://friendsoftauntonbay.org/home/directions
Frenchman Bay Partners Executive Committee Meeting
Location: Hegner Building (2A) on the MDIBL campus.
Call in Number: 288-9880 ext. 429
Date and Time: Monday June 29, 2015 3-5 pm