Weather, not overfishing to blame for clam decline
November 7, 2018 by Stephen Rappaport on News, Uncategorized, Waterfront Source: https://www.mdislander.com/uncategorized/weather-not-overfishing-to-blame-for-clam-decline BEALS — For years, [...]
Downeast Institute finishes $6.6 million dollar expansion
By Brianna Bires | Posted: Sun 3:07 PM, Aug 12, 2018 | Updated: Mon 12:02 AM, Aug 13, 2018 [...]
Downeast Institute expands to help strengthen fisheries industry
The expansion of the hatchery facility nearly doubles the space available to produce clams, quahogs, oysters, lobsters, and mussels for fisheries enhancement, research, and development. Author: [...]
Downeast Institute nears completion of $6.6 million expansion
June 28, 2018 by Stephen Rappaport on Environment, News, Waterfront Source: https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/maine-news/waterfront/downeast-institute-nears-completion-of-6-6-million-expansion/ [...]
Farming clams in Maine could help save them from climate change
By Bill Trotter, BDN Staff • May 17, 2018 6:00 am Updated: May 17, 2018 6:15 pm The future of Maine’s softshell clam industry may depend on farming them rather than harvesting the shellfish in [...]
Green crab predation identified as cause of Maine clam decline
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-05-green-crab-predation-maine-clam.html May 16, 2018 by Brian Beal, University of Maine Juvenile soft-shell “steamer” clams are not surviving to [...]
How Maine can save its historic clamming industry
By Brian Beal and Chad Coffin, Special to the BDN • May 14, 2018 12:26 pm Maine’s clamming industry, typically the second or third most economically important marine resource, saw landings fall [...]
Downeast Institute breaks ground on $5.8M expansion
June 17, 2017, MaineBiz Source: http://www.mainebiz.biz/article/20170609/NEWS01/170609941/downeast-institute-breaks-ground-on-$58m-expansion The Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and [...]
