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Visit State by State Summary of Shellfish Aquaculture Leasing/Permitting Rules and Production Data

State by State Summary of Shellfish Aquaculture Leasing/Permitting Rules and Production Data

Details the specific regulations, contacts, information sources and production estimates for each of the 22 coastal states.
2019
East Coast Growers Association
Visit FAQs- Public Lease Hearing

FAQs- Public Lease Hearing

Explains how to participate in a hearing, testimony, questions, public support or opposition, intervenor, and after the hearing.
2019
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Goods and Services of Marine Bivalves

Goods and Services of Marine Bivalves

The aim of this open access book is to review and analyze the goods and services of bivalve shellfish.
2019
Springer Link
Visit Shellfish Aquaculture is GOOD for the Environment!

Shellfish Aquaculture is GOOD for the Environment!

This brochure explains the benefits of shellfish aquaculture for the environment including improving water quality, increasing species diversity, removing excess nitrogen, and not needing fertilizers, chemicals, or antibiotics.
2018
East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, Rhode Island Sea Grant
Visit Leasing Options

Leasing Options

A general table outlining the various permitting/leasing options in order to conduct aquaculture in Maine waters.
2017
Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center
Visit ASW Aquaculture in Maine

ASW Aquaculture in Maine

A brief overview of what aquaculture is, why people do it, and how people do it in Maine.
2016
Aquaculture in Shared Waters
Visit Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment

Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment

Focuses primarily on the environmental sustainability of shellfish aquaculture including resource enhancement, habitat restoration, eutrophication, the impacts of farms on water quality, and harvest methods.
2011
Connecticut Sea Grant