Flying Place Farm
Downeast Institute is fortunate to share an island with one of the largest shellfish dealers in Maine. A.C. Inc. is an engaged and eager strategic partner, volunteering its space and assets to [...]
Blue Hill Bay Mussels
In 2012, DEI began to develop economical hatchery methods and technology to rear commercial numbers of mussel larvae and juveniles. Working with Evan and his crew, ideas were tested and refined, [...]
2022 Climate Change Seminars
DEI’s 2022 Climate Change Seminars kicks off at noontime on Tuesday, July 12 and continues for 6 weeks. The seminars highlight the groundbreaking marine research conducted at Downeast [...]
Gouldsboro Shellfish Resilience Project
A collaboration between the Town of Gouldsboro, Schoodic Institute, and RSU-24 that grew out of Downeast Institute’s three-year community clam culturing project is an informative, inspiring story [...]
2021 Climate Change Seminars
Beginning in the summer of 2021, Downeast Institute began a Climate Change Seminar Series to highlight research being conducted to better understand how the marine environment is changing, [...]
How to Take a Benthic Core Sample for Resource Assessment
Core sampling is a highly accurate resource assessment tool. Use it to conduct shellfish surveys and to determine the effectiveness of management activities.
Resource Assessment Tool for Measuring Recruitment, Growth, and Survival
Recruitment boxes (aka “Beal boxes”) are a simple tool that can be used to increase information about the natural production of a clam flat. The use of this resource assessment tool [...]
Utilizing Lobster Pounds to Expand Shellfish Aquaculture to Downeast Maine
Over the course of the summer of 2020, DEI conducted a pilot study to determine whether it is possible to grow oysters and other shellfish in unused Downeast region lobster pounds. Cold water [...]
