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Things to Be Aware of From a Shellfish Sanitation Perspective

This document was generated by DMR Bureau of Public Health staff and reflects things to be aware of when considering an aquaculture lease application from a shellfish sanitation perspective.

Maine Department of Marine Resources Bureau of Public Health
2020
Visit Offshore Safety and Survival Training

Offshore Safety and Survival Training

Provides the essential skills, knowledge and confidence to survive potentially life-threatening situations using both classroom and hands on training in the use of lifesaving equipment.
2020
McMillan Offshore Survival Training
Visit U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety Education

U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety Education

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary boating courses provide instruction to boaters at all levels, from the fundamental to the advanced.
2020
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Visit Oyster Production Equipment Comparisons 2016–2018

Oyster Production Equipment Comparisons 2016–2018

The report provides information on commercially relevant aspects of oyster production gear associated with each equipment type employed including, BST™ Crosshatch, BST™ Longline, OysterGro, Rack and Bag, & Seapa™. They tracked oyster survival, growth by season, shell morphology, worm presence, and cost estimates.
2020
Maryland Sea Grant, University of Maryland
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Maine Sea Grant

Supporting marine science for Maine people focusing on Maine’s coastal communities, scientific research, and tomorrow's marine workforce.
2020
Maine Sea Grant, University of Maine
Visit Storm and Hurricane Preparedness for Off-Bottom Oyster Aquaculture

Storm and Hurricane Preparedness for Off-Bottom Oyster Aquaculture

Oyster aquaculture, like any agriculture operation, has inherent risks with perils beyond growers’ control. However, coastal waters present challenges for oyster farmers in the form of tropical storms and hurricanes.
2020
University of Florida/IFAS
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Starting a Farm in a New Area

Starting a farm can be seem overwhelming especially in an area where it hasn't been done before. Here's how Bar Harbor Oyster Co. overcame their obstacles and created a successful business.

Joanna and Jesse Fogg, business owners
2020
Visit Oyster Aquaculture Site Selection Using Landsat 8-Derived Sea Surface Temperature, Turbidity, and Chlorophyll a

Oyster Aquaculture Site Selection Using Landsat 8-Derived Sea Surface Temperature, Turbidity, and Chlorophyll a

Thesis paper explaining the work that went into creating the Oyster suitability Index.
2020
University of Maine
Visit Potential Gear Coatings as a Mitigation Technique for Invertebrate Predators of Aquacultured Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica)

Potential Gear Coatings as a Mitigation Technique for Invertebrate Predators of Aquacultured Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica)

This project aimed to identify a gear coating that deters and mitigates predation by oyster drills (Urosalpinx cinerea) and starfish (Asterias rubens) on aquaculture eastern oysters. Identifying potential strategies to mitigate starfish and oyster drill snail predation on eastern oysters could increase oyster survival, which would increase yield and revenue.
2020
Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center
Visit Methods and Materials for Aquaculture Production of Sea Scallops (Placopecten magellanicus)

Methods and Materials for Aquaculture Production of Sea Scallops (Placopecten magellanicus)

In depth review of sea scallop biology, spat collection, nursery, grow out, gear, husbandry, site selection economic considerations and biotoxins/public health.
2020
Coastal Enterprises, Inc
Visit Eastern Oyster Production in Maine: A Basic Overview

Eastern Oyster Production in Maine: A Basic Overview

An overview of oyster production techniques including nursery and husbandry, common gear used, and oyster biology.
2020
Maine Sea Grant
Visit Earn Your Captain's License

Earn Your Captain's License

Atlantic Captain’s Academy offers a variety of Coast Guard approved courses for Coast Guard captain’s license candidates.
2020
Atlantic Captain’s Academy
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 Oyster Suitability Index

Oyster Suitability Index

The Coastal Satellite Oceanography team at University of Maine created a high resolution satellite imagery of the coast of Maine that uses sea surface temperature, turbidity, and chlorophyll concentration to determine oyster suitability.
2017
University of Maine
Visit Site Selection

Site Selection

Detailed look into why site selection is so important including, biological requirements, physical characteristics, as well as social & regulatory factors.
2016
Aquaculture in Shared Waters
Visit Getting to Know Your Water

Getting to Know Your Water

Provides a summary of direct and indirect environmental factors that may affect your site selection for your marine aquaculture business.
2016
Aquaculture in Shared Waters
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 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 Shell GIS

Shell GIS

ShellGIS is a desktop-based software tool that, for the choice of 14-commonly cultured shellfish species, enables dynamic predictions of shellfish production, environmental effects, and profitability according to culture practice and site selection within a given GIS domain.
2014
ShellGIS
Visit Softshell Clam Culture: Hatchery Phase, Broodstock Care through Seed Production

Softshell Clam Culture: Hatchery Phase, Broodstock Care through Seed Production

Aquaculture of softshell clams (Mya arenaria), also called “steamer clams”, has grown steadily and is becoming a significant industry in New England. Examined in this fact sheet are specific aspects of softshell clam production during the Hatchery Phase and a description of variations in management practices at three shellfish facilities: two in Massachusetts and one in Maine.
2010
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
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

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Maine Sea Grant

Storm and Hurricane Preparedness for Off-Bottom Oyster Aquaculture

Starting a Farm in a New Area

Oyster Aquaculture Site Selection Using Landsat 8-Derived Sea Surface Temperature, Turbidity, and Chlorophyll a

Potential Gear Coatings as a Mitigation Technique for Invertebrate Predators of Aquacultured Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica)

Methods and Materials for Aquaculture Production of Sea Scallops (Placopecten magellanicus)

Eastern Oyster Production in Maine: A Basic Overview

Earn Your Captain's License

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

Oyster Suitability Index

Site Selection

Getting to Know Your Water

Penobscot Bay: Scallop Farming

Aomori Ear-Hanging Machinery

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

Shell GIS

Softshell Clam Culture: Hatchery Phase, Broodstock Care through Seed Production

Best Management Practices Template

Intertidal Lentz System Bag Culture of Oysters

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Things to Be Aware of From a Shellfish Sanitation Perspective

Offshore Safety and Survival Training

U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety Education

Oyster Production Equipment Comparisons 2016–2018

Maine Sea Grant

Storm and Hurricane Preparedness for Off-Bottom Oyster Aquaculture

Starting a Farm in a New Area

Oyster Aquaculture Site Selection Using Landsat 8-Derived Sea Surface Temperature, Turbidity, and Chlorophyll a

Potential Gear Coatings as a Mitigation Technique for Invertebrate Predators of Aquacultured Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica)

Methods and Materials for Aquaculture Production of Sea Scallops (Placopecten magellanicus)

Eastern Oyster Production in Maine: A Basic Overview

Earn Your Captain's License

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

Oyster Suitability Index

Site Selection

Getting to Know Your Water

Penobscot Bay: Scallop Farming

Aomori Ear-Hanging Machinery

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

Shell GIS

Softshell Clam Culture: Hatchery Phase, Broodstock Care through Seed Production

Best Management Practices Template

Intertidal Lentz System Bag Culture of Oysters