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Softshell Clam Survey of Upper Penobscot Bay, 1966-67 STOCKTON SPRINGS Stockton Harbor (N-O)
Cape Jellison (P - Q)
- 48- The intertidal zone within this study area is rather extensive and results from a reasonably broad band along the northeast shore of Cape Jellison which expands into coves as it approaches sandy point (S). See Figure 27. Mechanical estimates on the available tidal zone made from nautical charts gives a figure of 167 acres. The rocky 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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