Visit Aquaculture Jobs Training Program: Entry Level Oyster Farm Worker Aquaculture Jobs Training Program: Entry Level Oyster Farm Worker Free online entry-level oyster farm worker Certificate course. Do all 16 modules to pursue farmhand certification, or simply watch and browse to get a better sense of the industry. Instructors include East Coast Shellfish Growers Association's Dr. Bob Rheault, and amazing farmers Matt Behan, John and Cindy West, and David Roebuck. 2022 East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, Sea Grant, NOAA
Visit The Essential Start Guide: Seed The Essential Start Guide: Seed You need to plan ahead to make sure seed stock is available for the growing season. Without a lead on seed, you could end up missing the entire growing season of your first year. 2022 The Maine Aquaculturist
Visit Purchasing Shellfish Factsheet Purchasing Shellfish Factsheet This document is intended to help Maine restaurant owners and staff understand the risks of handling shellfish, and how to manage them safely and effectively. 2022 Maine Sea Grant, Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health, Hospitality Maine
Visit Maine Phytoplankton Data and Biotoxin Forecast Maine Phytoplankton Data and Biotoxin Forecast The Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences, in collaboration with the Maine Department of Marine Resources, is developing a weekly, site-specific forecast for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) levels. This forecast is experimental and represents ongoing research, and its predicted toxicity ranges are not representations of fact or guarantees of future toxicity levels. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forecasts. 2022 Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Visit Social License to Operate in the Aquaculture Industry: A Community-Focused Framework Social License to Operate in the Aquaculture Industry: A Community-Focused Framework Social license to operate (SLO), a concept that describes community acceptance and approval of incoming industry, offers a lens for better understanding these barriers and an opportunity to identify strategies for successful development. Efforts to measure and predict social license have begun, but these efforts primarily focus on company actions and impacts. This study seeks to expand the utility of social license within the aquaculture sector by developing a preliminary quantitative framework that can predict a community’s willingness to issue SLO prior to siting. 2022 NOAA
Visit Maine Enhanced Retail License Holders Maine Enhanced Retail License Holders A list that contains the names of markets and restaurants that are licensed to purchase shellfish directly from harvesters, then sell them in the retail trade only. 2022 Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
Visit Maine Aquaculture Marking Requirements Maine Aquaculture Marking Requirements Maine aquaculture marking requirements (effective January 1, 2023) for lease sites and LPA sites with a sample marker buoy image. 2022 Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List List all interstate certified shippers that can ship fresh and frozen oysters, clams, mussels, whole or roe-on scallops and is published monthly. 2022 U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Visit Discover Careers in Aquaculture Discover Careers in Aquaculture Washington County Community College and Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center have joined forces with partners, to bring you Workforce Training in Aquaculture. Students will have the opportunity to start careers in the aquaculture sector statewide, as well as transfer into four-year programs. 2022 Washington County Community College, Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center
Visit Upcoming Aquaculture Public Meetings, Hearings, and Scoping Sessions Upcoming Aquaculture Public Meetings, Hearings, and Scoping Sessions Lists all upcoming aquaculture public meetings, hearings, and scoping sessions and give the date, time, town and location for them. 2022 Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit East Coast Shellfish Hatchery and Nursery Directory East Coast Shellfish Hatchery and Nursery Directory This directory is intended to identify shellfish hatcheries and nurseries from along the east coast of the United States in order to serve as a tool for providing a stronger link between shellfish seed suppliers and shellfish farmers. The directory includes contact information for each business, as well as some additional information indicating the type of operation (i.e., hatchery, nursery, or research) and what products they expect to have available. 2022 Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Visit Diagram of the Limited Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) Application Process Diagram of the Limited Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) Application Process This flowchart visually maps out the Maine DMR Limited Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) application process. 2022 Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Diagram of the Standard Lease Application Process Diagram of the Standard Lease Application Process This flowchart visually maps out the Maine DMR Standard Lease application process. 2022 Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Diagram of Experimental Lease Application Process Diagram of Experimental Lease Application Process This flowchart visually maps out the Maine DMR Experimental Lease application process. 2022 Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Aquaculture Harvest License Information Answers basic questions about Maine DMR's Aquaculture Harvest License such as: Who should have it?, What is it? What does it cost?, What does this license allow you to do?, How do I apply?, and Who should I contact with questions? 2022 The Maine Aquaculturist
Visit The Maine Aquaculturist’s Guide- Selling Shellfish Flowchart The Maine Aquaculturist’s Guide- Selling Shellfish Flowchart This flowchart maps the different licenses you need to have to sell your aquaculture shellfish out of state by mail or by vehicle, and in the state of Maine including selling direct to restaurants, and wholesale distributors, at a farmer's market, your home, and your lease site. 2022 The Maine Aquaculturist
Visit The Maine Aquaculturist’s Pocket Guide: Selling Shellfish The Maine Aquaculturist’s Pocket Guide: Selling Shellfish A basic list of what licenses you need to sell your aquaculture shellfish at your home, at your lease site, to your local grocery/general store, roadside, to a restaurant, to a wholesale distributor, at a farmers market, or out of state. 2022 The Maine Aquaculturist
Visit How to Recognize and Treat a Shell-Boring Marine Worm Pest in Oyster Aquaculture How to Recognize and Treat a Shell-Boring Marine Worm Pest in Oyster Aquaculture UC Davis Aquaculture visits Dr. Julieta Martinelli at the University of Washington, Seattle, to learn about the shell-boring marine worm polychaete, otherwise known as blister worms (Polydora websteri), and the treatments to control them in oyster shellfish aquaculture farms. 2022 UC Davis Aquaculture
Visit "Experimental" Aquaculture Lease Application "Experimental" Aquaculture Lease Application This DMR page includes Experimental Lease Application, Riparian List form, Corporate Applicant Form, Renewal Application for Scientific Research Experimental Lease, and Experimental Lease Laws and Regulations. 2022 Maine Department of Marine Resources
Visit Maine DMR - LPA License Health Zones Maine DMR - LPA License Health Zones All wild shellfish stock or seed used for cultivation or grow-out must originate from within the same Limited Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) license Health Zone as the LPA license site. A permit is required from DMR if the stock or seed originates from outside the Health Zone. 2022 Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit UMaine Professional Micro-Credential Pathway in Sustainable Aquaculture UMaine Professional Micro-Credential Pathway in Sustainable Aquaculture University of Maine System (UMS) micro-credential offers professional development opportunities that result in a verified micro-credential for those who want to update their aquaculture skillset. Coordinated by the Aquaculture Research Institute, this pathway will use the University of Maine System’s extensive aquaculture resources and educational expertise to create hands-on learning experiences. 2022 Aquaculture Research Institute
Visit Summary information for Aquaculture License (to harvest & sell aquacultured product) Summary information for Aquaculture License (to harvest & sell aquacultured product) The Aquaculture License is now required in order to harvest and sell cultured organisms removed from an aquaculture lease or LPA license site. Aquaculture leaseholders and Limited-Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) license holders are required to obtain the Aquaculture License, regardless of which species they grow. 2022 Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Maine Aquaculture Roadmap 2022–2032 Maine Aquaculture Roadmap 2022–2032 Offers a collaborative outlook and proposes goals to guide the aquaculture sector in Maine over the next ten years. Four goals were identified: 1. Develop a streamlined licensing and permitting process that balances the rights of an applicant and the public. 2. Increase integration and understanding of aquaculture in Maine’s coastal communities 3. Expand and promote the Maine seafood brand. 4. Make Maine a leader in triple bottom line sustainable aquaculture: social, economic, environmental. 2022 Maine Sea Grant, Maine Aquaculture Association
Visit Maine DMR Vibrio Control Plan Maine DMR Vibrio Control Plan The goal of a Vibrio Control or Vibrio Management Plan is to control the safety of molluscan shellfish for human consumption by preventing unnecessary growth of bacterial pathogens resulting from improper or ineffective cooling or from time to temperature abuse. 2022 Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health