New England clammers press through pandemic
Date: Sept. 7, 2020 Media: Portland Press Herald, Associated Press Author: Patrick Whittle Source: [...]
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 [...]
Bioremediation to Reduce Milky Ribbon Worm Predation on Clams (2016 & 2017)
Milky ribbons worms were identified through DEI’s research as a major predator of soft-shell clams, contributing to the decline of soft-shell clam populations, especially in southern Maine. IIn [...]
Protecting Clams from Milky Ribbon Worm Predation (2014-2018)
One of the more important findings from the 5-year investigation into the cause of the southern Maine clam decline was that in order for clams to survive they need to be protected not only from [...]
DEI Research Featured at Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium
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 [...]
Looking for ways to combat green crab invasion
Source: The Times Record Date: July 10, 2014 Author: Rosanna Gargiulo Link: https://www.pressherald.com/2014/07/10/looking-for-ways-to-combat-green-crab-invasion/
