Fellow Story

Beal awarded $200K to study wild clam recruitment

Fellow(s): Brian Beal
Topic(s): Coastal & Marine Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Policy

Beal’s project was funded at $200,000 and builds on his award-winning soft-shell clam research. “Using Applied Research to Support Development of Intertidal Aquaculture of Soft-Shell Clams” focuses on wild clam recruitment in the Harraseeket River system at Freeport.

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Meet the Fellows in this Story

Brian Beal

1992 Fellow
Brian is currently an Professor of Marine Ecology at the University of Maine at Machias where he teaches marine ecology, marine biology, biostatistics, shellfish aquaculture, and fisheries management. His applied research programs focus on...