{"id":5483,"date":"2019-06-30T20:08:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T00:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/?p=5483"},"modified":"2020-01-08T13:57:54","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T18:57:54","slug":"brian-beal-named-one-of-maine-magazines-50-mainers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/2019\/06\/30\/brian-beal-named-one-of-maine-magazines-50-mainers\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Beal named one of Maine magazine\u2019s \u201c50 Mainers\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, was featured as one of 50 Mainers \u201ccreating a brighter future for the state\u201d in Maine magazine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themainemag.com\/features\/50-mainers-2\/\">annual round-up.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Beal, who also serves as director of research at the Downeast Institute, has \u201cplayed a pivotal role in enhancing Maine\u2019s marine economy since the 1980s,\u201d the article states. Among his many applied marine research projects, a recent study on soft-shell clam survival rates conducted by Beal is described as having significant implications for the local economy and workforce.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"m_-1436194529346126229gmail-m_1419046335892335149gmail-m_-6744816553469216780gmail-docs-internal-guid-27a5a9d8-7fff-5957-c275-1a3f6493d901\">Beal graduated from UMM in 1979 and holds a Ph.D. in marine bioresources from the University of Maine. 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