Author: Community Radio WERU FM

Coastal Conversations 9/28/18

Producer/Host: Natalie Springuel
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Maine clams: what is causing their decline and how do we bring them back?

Why are clams declining? Rising sea temperatures, green crabs, milky ribbon worms.
What does the research show us? Over 99% of settled clams are being eaten (mostly by green crabs) before they reach 1 years old
What can we do about the decline? Options for changing management.

Guests:
Dr. Brian Beal — Professor of Marine Ecology at the University of Maine at Machias and Director of Research at the Downeast Institute.
Sara Randall — Associate Director of the Downeast Institute
Chad Coffin– Professional Clammer and President of the Maine Clammers Association

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 9/27/18

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

People change their behavior if they think they are being watched. Many of us think think that is intuitively true. But it’s not just our gut feelings that support this intuition – there is empirical evidence as well, and that evidence has important implications for the use of the Web. Here’s why.