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Sunrise Senior College at the University of Maine at Machias is offering a FREE class about the future of shellfish in the gulf of Maine with Dr. Brian Beal on Wednesday, February 9. W2205- The [...]

On Dec. 10, 2021 Downeast Institute distributed our third Maine Shellfish Management E-Newsletter to clammers, shellfish committee members, Department of Marine Resources and municipal staff, and [...]

The Ellsworth American details some of Downeast Institute's work with communities to reverse the trend of decreasing clam harvests.

Downeast Institute among only 4 recipients of national grant competition to work with shellfish farming industry to create resilience to impacts of climate change.

On Sept. 16, 2021 the Alliance for Maine's Marine Economy visited Downeast Institute with Chef Robert Dumas during a seafood cooking tour to demonstrate how easy it is to prepare delicious Maine [...]

The 2021 Maine Buoy Finale Celebration recognizing Maine Gold Mussels and other Buoy Maine Pitch Competition winners was held on August 30 in Belfast. Downeast Institute's Kyle Pepperman was on [...]

The Friends of Crumple Island Scholarship Fund helps Downeast Institute (DEI) defray the cost of paid summer internships for undergraduate students, particularly those enrolled in University of [...]

Dr. Brian Beal explains the connection between dwindling commercial supplies of clams, increased prices, and loss of market share for one of Maine's most important fisheries.

The Ellsworth American covered Downeast Institute's research into the feasibility of growing scallops in lobster pounds in an effort to find culture methods that protect them from predators while [...]

Comprehensive information about clam settlement across Maine’s mudflats in 2020 has been released in a Technical Report. Overall, researchers found lower than expected average juvenile clam [...]