The Associated Press cited Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, in the article, “As clam harvesting declines, could farming be the answer?” Fishermen have raked wild soft-shell clams in Maine and other states for hundreds of years, but threats such as growing populations of predators, like the […]
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Solutions to the green crab problem will be the focus of the two-day Green Crab Working Summit June 6–7 in Portland. Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, will provide an overview of green crab population dynamics. Denise Skonberg, an associate professor of food science and human nutrition […]
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The University of Maine at Machias student-produced film “Whatever Works: Exploring Opiate Addiction” has won a 2018 Award of Excellence in the Docs Without Borders Film Festival. The film was created in the first-ever Downeast Documentary course in 2017, led by professor Alan Kryszak. The film has been viewed more than 38,000 times on YouTube.
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Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “Climate change to have drastic effects on Gulf of Maine lobster, clam fisheries.” Recent research suggests Maine’s soft-shell clam industry could collapse unless steps are taken to protect the fishery from green […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, for reports on the state’s soft-shell clam industry. Beal, who also serves as director of the Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education, has worked over the past few years […]
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Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias and director of research at the Downeast Institute, co-wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “How Maine can save its historic clamming industry.” Beal wrote the article with Chad Coffin, a clammer and president of the Maine Clammers […]
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Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article about a Maine wildlife biologist who is trying to farm littleneck clams. Maine has barely any experience in hard-shell clam aquaculture in part of because wild quahogs have such a limited and uneven […]
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Juvenile soft-shell “steamer” clams are not surviving to adulthood due to high levels of predation, according to Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias and director of research at the nonprofit Downeast Institute (DEI), who partnered with the Maine Clammers Association to conduct the research. The team discovered […]
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Machias Valley News Observer reported the University of Maine at Machias will hold its 107th Commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. May 13, in the Reynolds Center gymnasium. One hundred and three students will graduate with degrees or program certificates, according to the article.
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Machias Valley News Observer reported on a University of Maine at Machias student who is raising funds for the Food Recovery Network. When her classmates march during Commencement on May 13, KwiNam Park will not be with them, according to the article. Instead, she will run her 20th marathon with the goal of raising money […]
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