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Researchers from the University of �������� at Machias were featured at for their work using clam-collecting boxes to study ways to reverse the decline of ��������’s soft-shell clam populations. “The clamming industry is really in dire straits,” said Brian Beal, marine ecology professor at U�������� Machias. “This recruitment monitoring network was designed to take a look at what the problem is, but also highlight it and share it with as many people as we can so that people are aware of the situation.”