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Visit Water Quality Monitoring Forms and Protocols

Water Quality Monitoring Forms and Protocols

List of all forms including volunteer quality assurance training, training checklist, application and liability waiver, water sampling field data sheet, and a data sheet for GPS coordinates.
2024
Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
Visit Shellfish Dealer Application Forms

Shellfish Dealer Application Forms

Licenses AND Sanitation Certificates must be applied for online! This is new and the preferred system for applications now. This includes Shellstock Shipper Certificate, Shucker-Packer Certificate, Shellfish Reshipper Certificate, and Depuration Processor Certificate.
2024
Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
Visit Shellfish Sanitation and Management Forms

Shellfish Sanitation and Management Forms

List of all forms used by the Bureau of Public Health.
2024
Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
Visit Mussel Aquaculture in the Northeast

Mussel Aquaculture in the Northeast

Overview of mussel farming systems, mussel spat collection, seed stripping and stocking, problems occasionally encountered, processing, packaging and shipping, site selection, and planning a business.
2024
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
Visit From Harvest to Table: The Perfect Shellfish

From Harvest to Table: The Perfect Shellfish

This brochure reviews what Vibrio is and how to reduce illness from Vibrio by achieving and maintaining temperature controls when harvesting and transporting shellfish.
2024
East Coast Shellfish Growers Association
Visit Disinfection for used shellfish equipment

Disinfection for used shellfish equipment

After purchasing used shellfish production equipment, it is strongly recommended to thoroughly clean and disinfect the gear prior to use to limit the risk of introducing disease or invasive species. An easy-to-use process is as follows:
2024
Maine Sea Grant
Visit Biosecurity on the Farm - Guidelines & Resources for Developing a Biosecurity Plan

Biosecurity on the Farm - Guidelines & Resources for Developing a Biosecurity Plan

Reviews the benefits of developing a biosecurity plan and a step-by-step outline on how to develop a plan that will protect your farm from disease-causing organisms or pathogens.
2024
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
Visit TIDE-MINDED CRITTER GUIDES

TIDE-MINDED CRITTER GUIDES

An ID guide to organisms commonly found in, on, and around oyster grow bags and other aquaculture equipment used in the Gulf of Maine and North Atlantic.
2024
Evan Montellese
Visit Explore Careers in Maine Aquaculture

Explore Careers in Maine Aquaculture

A list of current aquaculture training programs offered in Maine.
2024
Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center
Visit Best Practices for the East Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Industry

Best Practices for the East Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Industry

In September 2023 the ECSGA updated its 2010 Best Management Practices manual. Building on the 2010 version, this update adds a new section on the management and handling of floating gear, hundreds of embedded links, info on new gear types and a revised bibliography. ECSGA also completely revamped the tool to create your own farm-specific Best Practices document: the Best Practices Form.
2023
East Coast Shellfish Growers Association
Visit ARI Aquaculture Research Portal

ARI Aquaculture Research Portal

The UMaine Aquaculture Research Insitute has created a Research Portal in which you can look up aquaculture research happening in Maine by focus area, PI, funding source, timeline or keyword.
2023
UMaine Aquaculture Research Institute
The Maine Aquaculturist’s Guide to Selling Shellfish

After putting in a lot of time and effort to grow your product to market size, it's time to sell them! You want to make sure you follow the Maine DMR regulations and have the appropriate licenses & certifications.
2023
The Maine Aquaculturist
Visit Biofouling Prevention and Management in the Marine Aquaculture Industry

Biofouling Prevention and Management in the Marine Aquaculture Industry

This report addresses biofouling management in relation to marine aquaculture industry operations, equipment and infrastructure. It covers shellfish, finfish and seaweed operations in estuaries and seawater. It does not address freshwater aquaculture activities.
2022
UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
Visit Resources for Growers

Resources for Growers

DMR resources for growers including approved hatcheries, biosecurity, shellfish sanitation, harvest and reporting, and forms.
2022
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
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 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 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 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
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

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Biosecurity on the Farm - Guidelines & Resources for Developing a Biosecurity Plan

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Explore Careers in Maine Aquaculture

Best Practices for the East Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Industry

ARI Aquaculture Research Portal

The Maine Aquaculturist’s Guide to Selling Shellfish

Biofouling Prevention and Management in the Marine Aquaculture Industry

Resources for Growers

Aquaculture Jobs Training Program: Entry Level Oyster Farm Worker

Purchasing Shellfish Factsheet

Maine Phytoplankton Data and Biotoxin Forecast

Maine Enhanced Retail License Holders

Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List

Discover Careers in Aquaculture

Aquaculture Harvest License Information

The Maine Aquaculturist’s Guide- Selling Shellfish Flowchart

The Maine Aquaculturist’s Pocket Guide: Selling Shellfish

How to Recognize and Treat a Shell-Boring Marine Worm Pest in Oyster Aquaculture

TIDE-MINDED CRITTER GUIDES