Wareham
Wareham leads the towns of Buzzards Bay in the production of clams, although its annual output is only 600 bushels. This clearly shows the low ebb to which the industry has fallen in this region.
There are no true tide flats in Wareham, but the total area of the mud-gravel and rocky bottom between high and low water mark where scattering clams are found is nearly 100 acres. There are no regular fishermen, but some half dozen quahaugers dig clams from time to time, chiefly during the summer, to supply the home market.
The industry, such as it is, appears to be about stationary at present, though in production it has declined notably during the last twenty years. The town officials have attempted no measures to revive the failing fishery, and no town laws affect it in any way.
Summary of Industry.
| Number of men, | 6 |
| Capital invested, | $100 |
| Production, 1907:— | |
| Bushels, | 800 |
| Value, | $800 |
| Total area (acres):— | |
| Sand, | 15 |
| Mud, | 10 |
| Gravel, | 75 |
| Mussels and eel grass, | — |
| Total, | 100 |
| Productive area (acres):— | |
| Good clamming, | — |
| Scattering clams, | 50 |
| Barren area possibly productive (acres), | — |
| Waste barren area (acres), | 50 |
| Possible normal production, | $10,000 |