Soft-Shell Clam Recruitment Monitoring Network
Downeast Institute has established a soft-shell Clam Recruitment Monitoring Network that spans the entire coast of Maine.
Coastwide Data on 2020 Clam Recruitment Released
Comprehensive information about clam settlement across Maine’s mudflats in 2020 has been released in a Technical Report. Overall, researchers found lower than expected average juvenile clam [...]
New Report Details Clam Survey Results From Across the State
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 [...]
Nature News: Join the soft-shell clam recruitment network
Media: Seacoast Online Author: Susan Pike Date: January 29, 2020 Source: https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20200129/nature-news-join-soft-shell-clam-recruitment-network
Portland and Wells: Examining How Predator Protection Increases Clam Survival in the Webhannet and Fore Rivers (2014 & 2015)
DEI examined the interactive effects of tidal height and predator exclusion on the survival and growth of wild and cultured soft-shell clams.
