We can look at data from the Clam Recruitment Monitoring Network  to begin examining potential trends around green crab densities and size across the state of Maine. 2020 Intertidal Green Crab Densities The below map shows average densities of green crabs found inside our 16 Beal boxes at each [...]

From April- November 2022 Downeast Institute collaborated with the Friends of Taunton Bay to measure recruitment behavior of soft-shell clams and green crabs at two intertidal mudflats in Taunton Bay, Franklin, Maine. This effort also provided data on blue mussel recruitment. Methods Beal boxes [...]

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 [...]