Softshell Clam Survey of Upper Penobscot Bay, 1966-67

STOCKTON SPRINGS

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...outcrops between the several secondary coves reduces this total clam producing area to 123 acres. A standing crop estimate derived from 534 shellfish samples indicated that there are approximately 2,800 bushels of commercial sized clams populating the area with a community value from $55,000 to $151,200. See Table 5.

Conclusion

Results of this survey show that a population of 26,400 bushels of commercial size soft-shell clams inhabit the growing areas along the shoreline of Stockton Springs, with a community value of $515,400 to $1,425,600.

Projected figures for a second year show that the estimated potential clam population would be $11,100 bushels of marketable shellfish with a value to the community of $215,000 to $599,400.