Maine: Winter weather is tough on clammers

The winter weather that is driving Mainers to distraction is making life even tougher than usual for Maine’s clam diggers. From the shores of Cobscook Bay way Downeast to Waldoboro on the Midcoast, diggers are struggling to get access to the softshell clams they harvest for a living. One Pembroke shellfish dealer reports that landings in his area have dropped by 90 percent since stormy weather has brought unremitting ice and snow to the area over the past month. Read the rest here 17:21

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