Massachusetts Shellfish Officers Association

05/12/2026

04/10/2026

12/02/2025

Be on the lookout for *manila clams* and help track them through iNaturalist! These non-natives have been spotted on Massachusetts shorelines. WHOI Sea Grant extension agents started gettng reports of them in 2023 and have since helped identify samples and collect tissues for genetic testing. MIT Sea Grant, with other organizations, is studying their existence here. Read more at https://f.mtr.cool/jradvqwkbk

MIT Sea Grant College Program National Sea Grant College Program

11/22/2025

11/14/2025

Staff from Chatham’s shellfish department dig up quahogs in Mill Creek Thursday for distribution in Stage Harbor.

11/06/2025

The Massachusetts Shellfish Advisory Panel ( https://www.mass.gov/orgs/shellfish-advisory-panel ) is meeting Wednesday, November 12, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm: John Curtis Free Library, 534 Hanover St, Hanover, MA 02339 - for those unable to attend in person a zoom link has been provided to listen in.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82748420227

11/05/2025

And to all our shellfisher women

09/10/2025

Looking forward to this with Cape Cod Cooperative Extension WHOI Sea Grant NH Sea Grant Friends of Chatham Waterways

At the Chatham Orpheum Wednesday, October 1st at 10am, join us for this showing of "Women on the Water."

This free event is hosted by FCW, in partnership with Cape Cod Salties, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, Sea Grant New Hampshire, and WHOI Sea Grant.

In the male-dominated industries of seafood and aquaculture, women have to work twice as hard to prove themselves. But in New Hampshire’s small fishing and aquaculture industries, women have broken down barriers and forged their own paths to success. Women on the Water tells the stories of six women in New Hampshire who have overcome personal and societal challenges to establish themselves in lobstering, seafood distribution, oyster farming, and tuna fishing on their own terms. Discover what independence, determination, and grit look like for women making a name for themselves on the water in the Granite State.

“Friends of Chatham Waterways and its partners believe this is an important short film, reminding us all of the connection we have to the waterways,” said FCW President Kristin Andres. “The Cape has a blue economy, and to help that stay viable, as residents on the Cape we have a responsibility to be good stewards of the land and protect the water quality in our embayments that are the nurseries for fisheries.”

The film was produced by NH Sea Grant and the vision of co-creators Tim Briggs and Gabriela Bradt and director Haley McHatton Ballou.

In addition to the film screening, a panel discussion with local women who work on the water will follow, with local representatives of the fishing community: Renee Gagne, Shellfish Constable for the town of Chatham; Shareen Davis, Co-Founder, Chatham Harvesters; and Kaliope Chute, Owner, Mermaids Menu Oyster Farm. The discussion will be moderated by Gabriela Bradt, producer and co-creator.

The public is invited to attend. This event is free. Advance tickets can be obtained at the Chatham Orpheum Theater box office located at 637 Main Street, Chatham.

For more information:
Chatham Orpheum https://chathamorpheum.org/upcoming-events

09/08/2025

Have you seen these clams around the shores of MA?

If you have please let us know, or contact your local shellfish constable know.

09/08/2025

Who doesn’t love a run/walk/crawl and a tshirt for a good cause??
20 days till the Clam Crawl, register by the 22nd to guarantee a t shirt.
Benefiting the scholarship fund.

Register here https://www.runreg.com/clam-crawl

Co sponsored with Cape Cod Roller Derby.