Summer Lecture Series: Shellfish Sustainability & Citizen Science with Mark Whiting, PhD

“Shellfish Sustainability and Citizen Science, Clam Spat Studies in Taunton and Frenchman Bays,” Mark Whiting, PhD

Mark Whiting, PhD, Chair of the Hancock County Soil and Water Conser-vation District (HCSWCD) Mark will share recent research by the HCSWCD and the Frenchman Bay Regional Shellfish Committee identifying solutions to maintain a sustainable shellfish fishery. Learn about their citizen science projects on ocean acidification, bacterial pollution, red tide monitoring, and invasive crab predation. Gordon’s Wharf, 11 Wharf Rd., Sullivan, Maine.

The summer 2021 lecture series at Gordon’s Wharf is co-sponsored by Friends of Taunton Bay and Frenchman Bay Conservancy.