Soft-Shell Clam Recruitment Monitoring Network
Downeast Institute has established a soft-shell Clam Recruitment Monitoring Network that spans the entire coast of Maine.
Film Documenting the Community-Based Origins of Downeast Institute Released
A new film tells the story about how a group of dedicated community members began a 4-H project to grow clams and, through grit and determination, persevered to build a public shellfish hatchery [...]
Oysters are making a comeback along Maine’s coast, and not just at sea farms
The rapid growth of oyster aquaculture along Maine’s coast, one of the bright spots of how the changing climate is affecting the state’s marine economy, is producing another side benefit along [...]
Researchers Find Adding Shells to Mudflats for Coastal Acidification Does Not Enhance Clam Populations
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 [...]
Examining How Sediment and Seawater Chemistry Affect Clam Survival, Growth, and Recruitment in Cutler and Machiasport (2018)
Summary In 2018, DEI conducted a comparative field experiment at two coves, one in Cutler and one in Machiasport, to investigate how soft-shell clams react to acidic seawater and sediments, and [...]
Can Farming Save the Clam Fishery?
Can Farming Save the Clam Fishery? Fishermen’s Voice March 2018. Volume 23, No. 3 By Sarah Craighead Dedmon Source: [...]
Grant triggers marine research
Media: The Times Record Date: Sept. 2, 2016 Author: Douglas Mcintire Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2016/09/02/grant-triggers-marine-research/
Students conduct hands-on research on Deer Isle causeway clam flats
Media: Island Ad-Vantages Date: May 16, 2013 Author: Jessica Brophy Source: https://penobscotbaypress.com/news/2013/may/16/students-conduct-hands-on-research-on-deer-isle-ca/#.Xp9HX257mCQ
