Information on fisheries is largely anecdotal. Two obvious mainstays are lobsters and clams. Clamming is an important resource in all towns that abut the Medomak estuary. Although a decade old, the following table provides an indication of the relative importance of the various fisheries to four of the five coastal towns in the watershed. This information was obtained from Friendship's 1987 comprehensive plan.
Population trends Another striking change is in the distribution of homes.
This has been attributed primarily to the decreasing size of families. In the 1800s it was not uncommon to have eight or more people living in one house, including four or more children and often two grandparents. Today the average number of people per household in the watershed is 2.8. The second reason for more houses is the number of second homes, especially in the lower watershed and along Washington Pond. Where people are building is also changing.