David Wilson spent much of his life clamming in Harpswell. In his interview, David laments the decline of this valuable local industry in the past several years, and reminisces about clamming as a younger man during more productive seasons. David offers rare insight into how the Harpswell fishing economy has changed in the last decade, challenging listeners to consider how we care for our marine environment in the future.

Story and interview by Hunter Labbe & Logan Engstrom at Harpswell Coastal Academy, 2015, in collaboration with Harpswell Heritage Land Trust and Galen Koch.