As part of DEI’s four year investigation into the soft-shell clam decline in Casco Bay, DEI examined the effectiveness of different methods to protect shellfish from green crabs and other predators. As part of this we conducted systematic green crab trapping in 2014 and 2015, and combined that [...]

In 2013, Freeport’s Town Council approved a total of $170,000 to be used to help its Municipal Shellfish Program gather information about green crabs and declining clam stocks. A portion of those funds was used to conduct two field studies – green crab trapping, and green crab [...]