Clams are now the fourth-most valuable seafood species in the state.
About 50 of those clam diggers were out on opening day of the Jones Creek Conservation area, July 8th. This area has been closed for almost 1 year so the harvest is expected to be bountiful. I tagged along with Scarborough's Harbor Master and Marine Resource Officer Dave Corbeau for opening day of the conservation area. There were a number of commercial, recreational, and student diggers, as well as a few who were new to the process. Just watching them dig made my back hurt.