06/03/2026
Join the Boston Harbor Ecosystem Network and scientists from MIT Sea Grant + UMass Amherst/Stone Living Lab for a free field trip to help monitor the invasive manila clam!
Tuesday June 9, 2026 (Rain date July 7)
11am-1pm
Where: Calf Pasture/UMass Boston
RSVP required (Free)
Read more: https://sites.mit.edu/seagrant/2026/06/03/june-9-manila-clam-monitoring-field-trip/
RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-6byT1tKLAdYC1p9rX3l6MP7uXdJayu0LMenCrpO_OdDG9A/viewform
Tag along with a team, led by Carolina Bastidas (MIT Sea Grant) and Aly Putnam (UMass Amherst/Stone Living Lab), that is conducting monthly intertidal monitoring of Manila clams (Ruditapes philippinarum) at Calf Pasture. Manila clams are native to the western Pacific but have recently been observed in Boston Harbor and other locations around Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod. This monitoring will help answer emerging research questions about this species' habitat preferences, reproduction, and growth in this region. This is as hands-on a site visit as you wish. All are welcome!