SEA Maine Features DEI’s Role in the Marine Economy
Sea Maine featured a number of Downeast Institute’s researchers in a series featuring researchers who are leading scientific advances that are fueling innovation and expansion of [...]
“Where Have All the Mussels Gone?” Spotlights Downeast Institute’s Work
The Maine Monitor, Portland Press Herald, and NewsCenter Maine featured a story called, “Where Have All the Mussels Gone?” which featured Downeast Institute’s research to [...]
DEI’s Dr. Beal discusses threat to soft-shell clams with Ellsworth American
Dr. Brian Beal, Director of Research at the Downeast Institute , spoke with The Ellsworth American about how green crabs are driving a decline of soft-shell clams in Maine. The Mount Desert [...]
DEI’s Efforts to Adapt the Mussel Fishery to Climate Change Impacts Included in Boston Globe Article
Downeast Institute’s efforts to sustain mussel production in the face of increased seawater temperatures and associated higher levels of predation was featured in the August 19, 2023 Boston [...]
DEI’s Work to Develop Methods for Mussel Production in the Hatchery Featured
On Feb. 7, 2023 Undercurrent News featured a story on Downeast Institute’s collaboration with Bang’s Island Mussels to ensure a source of blue mussel seed for the future through [...]
DEI Transfers Technology to Towns Looking to Restore Flats Ravaged by Green Crabs
Date: Dec. 14, 2022 Maine Public featured efforts to sustain clamming in the face of warming waters and invasive green crabs in Gouldsboro. DEI has provided technical expertise through the years [...]
Ellsworth American Features Upcoming Final Sampling for Clam Recruitment Monitoring Network in Frenchman Bay
The Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander featured a story on Downeast Institute’s upcoming field sampling to determine how much clam recruitment is occuring on mudflats downeast, [...]
The Guardian Features Downeast Institute’s Work to Monitor Soft-Shell Clam Populations
England’s The Guardian newspaper recently featured Downeast Institute’s discovery of the cause of the decline of soft-shell clam populations and our work through the Clam Recruitment [...]
The Working Waterfront Features DEI’s Research to Sustain Clam Harvests
The August 2022 edition of the The Working Waterfront published an article by Sarah Craighead Dedmon featuring the work Downeast Institute is doing to sustain clam harvests in the face of climate [...]
DEI’s Sea scallop collaborative research receives 3-year grant from NOAA
National Sea Grant announced that Downeast Institute’s collaborative research to find reliable ways to produce Atlantic sea scallops in the hatchery to sustain scallop production has been [...]
