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Visit The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture: Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals

The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture: Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals

In-depth paper on the implementation of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
2018
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Visit Does a Flip-Bag System Produce a Better Eastern Oyster?

Does a Flip-Bag System Produce a Better Eastern Oyster?

Reviews tide–flipped bags or baskets ability to produce a more attractive and commercially valuable Eastern oyster for the half–shell market. Found that flip-bag oysters grow slower but had a wider fan, deeper cup, heavier shell, yielded more meat, were less fouled, and required less labor to maintain.
2017
East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, Roger Williams University
Visit Maine Farmed Shellfish Market Analysis

Maine Farmed Shellfish Market Analysis

A data-driven, quantitative market assessment that informs industry leaders and business owners about the potential scale and scope of markets for farmed shellfish and to facilitate strategic growth in the industry.
2016
Gulf of Maine Research Institute, The Hale Group LTD
Visit Penobscot Bay: Scallop Farming

Penobscot Bay: Scallop Farming

Presentation on what was learned from Japan, the world leaders in scallop aquaculture, including lantern nets, spat bags, grading, washing, and recipes.
2016
PenBay Farmed Scallops
Visit Aomori Ear-Hanging Machinery

Aomori Ear-Hanging Machinery

As part of an ongoing and productive relationship, a delegation from Maine visited the gear supplier Mutsu Kaden Tokki Co., Ltd. located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. This video reviews the gear needed for the Japanese scallop aquaculture industry technique called 'ear-hanging'.
2015
Maine Sea Grant
Visit Maine Seafood Study

Maine Seafood Study

A study the researched and inventoried the seasonality, sources, and market utilization of locally produced seafood within the state and help educate food consumers at many different levels about the opportunities for gaining access to Maine seafood.
2015
Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
Visit Sea Scallop Farming in Maine: Seed Handling and Bottom Cages

Sea Scallop Farming in Maine: Seed Handling and Bottom Cages

This video is narrated by Dana Morse and reviews how to collect sea scallop spat and grow your seed in bottom cages.
2014
Maine Sea Grant
Visit A Comparison of Bottom and Floating Gear for Growing American Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in Southeastern Massachusetts

A Comparison of Bottom and Floating Gear for Growing American Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in Southeastern Massachusetts

A study compared how oysters grew in floating cages versus bottom cages that determined that generally oysters grew faster and survival and condition index were higher in floating gear.
2014
Woods Hole Sea Grant, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
Visit Build a Drum Nursery Silo

Build a Drum Nursery Silo

Dr. John Supan demonstrates how to build a drum silo to raise oyster seed.
2013
Louisiana Sea Grant
Visit Building a Floating Longline System for Nursery Culture of Eastern Oysters

Building a Floating Longline System for Nursery Culture of Eastern Oysters

Covers the basic elements of a longline system, including materials, construction, installation and maintenance.
2013
Maine Sea Grant
Visit Shellfish Upweller Silo Construction: 101

Shellfish Upweller Silo Construction: 101

This fact sheet reviews the method for constructing a cylindrical silo for an upwelling system.
2010
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
Visit Shellfish Upweller Nurseries

Shellfish Upweller Nurseries

Reviews upwelling techniques for growing juvenile shellfish including different design considerations pros and cons and locations.
2010
Roger Williams University
Visit Best Management Practices Template

Best Management Practices Template

Use this to create your own farm-specific Best Management Practices (BMP) document use this template, a Microsoft Excel file in macro format.
2010
East Coast Shellfish Growers Association
Visit Intertidal Lentz System Bag Culture of Oysters

Intertidal Lentz System Bag Culture of Oysters

The intent of the Lentz system is to grow a superior quality oyster while utilizing less labor that will enable significant operation cost reduction and this presentation describes a large trial grow out study of this system.
2010
Alaska Sea Grant
Visit Aquaculture Systems for the Northeast

Aquaculture Systems for the Northeast

Overview of popular finfish and shellfish aquaculture systems (husbandry & gear) used in the northeast including bottom culture, near bottom culture, water column culture, surface culture, hatchery land-based systems.
2008
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
Visit Guide to Sampling and Identifying Larvae of Species of Maricultural Interest

Guide to Sampling and Identifying Larvae of Species of Maricultural Interest

In depth study on larval development, sampling and observation methods, calculation of density, larval measurements and identification, and comparison between certain species.
2004
New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
Visit A Low Cost Floating Upweller Shellfish Nursery System: Construction and Operations Guide

A Low Cost Floating Upweller Shellfish Nursery System: Construction and Operations Guide

Construction guide for the Cornell System FLUPSY using off-the-shelf components including instructions, diagrams, and images.
2002
Cornell Cooperative Extension

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The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture: Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals

Does a Flip-Bag System Produce a Better Eastern Oyster?

Maine Farmed Shellfish Market Analysis

Penobscot Bay: Scallop Farming

Aomori Ear-Hanging Machinery

Maine Seafood Study

Sea Scallop Farming in Maine: Seed Handling and Bottom Cages

A Comparison of Bottom and Floating Gear for Growing American Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in Southeastern Massachusetts

Build a Drum Nursery Silo

Building a Floating Longline System for Nursery Culture of Eastern Oysters

Shellfish Upweller Silo Construction: 101

Shellfish Upweller Nurseries

Best Management Practices Template

Intertidal Lentz System Bag Culture of Oysters

Aquaculture Systems for the Northeast

Guide to Sampling and Identifying Larvae of Species of Maricultural Interest

A Low Cost Floating Upweller Shellfish Nursery System: Construction and Operations Guide