News from DEI

Instead, Study Finds Excluding Predators Dramatically Increases Abundance of Juvenile Clams Freeport, ME —Spreading clam and oyster shells on the mudflats in an effort to counteract the effects [...]

The results of soft-shell clam surveys conducted at eighteen flats across all three regions of the Maine coast were released in a report by the Downeast Institute (DEI) today. The surveys provide [...]

Beals —The Downeast Institute (DEI) has received a $5,000 grant from the Belvedere Natural Resource Preservation Fund (Downeast) of the Maine Community Foundation to support the incubation of a [...]

The Downeast Institute released our 2019 Annual Report. Please read it to learn about the progress we have made toward our goals this past year.

The Downeast Institute’s Sara Randall presented the results of DEI’s field research into the effects of sediment buffering and predator exclusion on soft-shell clams during the Ocean [...]

Dr. Brian Beal has been appointed to serve on the Science and Technical Subcommittee of the Maine Climate Council by Governor Janet Mills. The Climate Council, proposed by Gov. Janet Mills in [...]

The Downeast Institute was seeking proposals for the design of a boat ramp and wave attenuator. The deadline for proposals has passed. Date of Request: September 30, 2019 The Washington County [...]

Beals, ME – The Downeast Institute (DEI) held its annual Shellfish Field Day on Saturday, August 10 at its campus on Great Wass Island in Beals. The highlight of this annual event, now in its [...]

DEI scientists recently deployed studies across the Maine coast that will determine if the brushing method works to increase clam populations. This study marks the first time ever that this [...]

Maine magazine recently selected Dr. Brian Beal as one of the “50 Mainers Creating a Brighter Future”. Each year the magazine recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the [...]