The U. S. could become dependent on foreign sources of shellfish, since the harvest of four commercially important species is declining.
But the scientists’ findings track with others who have studied the impact of warming waters on shellfish, such as Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias. Beal, who was not involved in the study, has said rising seawater temperature could spell « doom and gloom for the clamming industry and probably for other industries as well. »
