Clam Diggers Face The ‘End of an Era’ With Closing of Century-Old Plant
Division of Marine Fisheries Shellfish Purification Plant
Shell shock: Crisis for local clam industry
Coastal storms have taken their toll. Now clam diggers in the Boston area face the ‘end of an era’ with closing of century-old plant.
“Late last year, a coastal storm battered the island and shuttered the century-old plant, leaving Malick and others who dig for clams in the state’s “conditionally restricted” areas no easy way to cleanse their shellfish. The wells and pumps that supplied clean seawater to the plant had been destroyed. Later storms eroded surrounding dunes and inundated the plant’s interior.”
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