Visit Maine Seaweed Council Maine Seaweed Council The Maine Seaweed Council strives to protect the ecosystems of Maine’s marine algae and adhere to sustainable cultivation and harvest practices, promote the use of Maine seaweeds, educate the public, regulators, and elected officials, and provide a collaborative forum for its members. 2020 Maine Seaweed Council
Visit Online Boating Safety Course Online Boating Safety Course Free online boating safety course that is recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard, approved by NASBLA and the Maine state boating license agency. Complete the course in three steps: enroll in a Boating Safety Course from the course catalog, study and pass the free Boating Safety Course, and print out your certificate of completion. 2021 Boat U.S. Foundation
Visit US Farm-Raised Fish and Shellfish Q&A US Farm-Raised Fish and Shellfish Q&A This brochure gives an overview of aquaculture in the U.S. and answers questions that are commonly asked about aquaculture fish and shellfish. 2009 National Aquaculture Association
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 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 US Farm-Raised Seafood and Food Safety US Farm-Raised Seafood and Food Safety This brochure gives an overview on the public health safety precautions in place in the aquaculture industry including the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC). 2012 National Aquaculture Association
Visit National Seaweed Hub National Seaweed Hub The Sea Grant network has established a National Seaweed Hub to serve as a science-based, non-advocacy resource for the domestic seaweed and seaweed aquaculture industry. This collaboration provides a framework to share information, address challenges, identify needs, and find opportunities in this emerging industry. 2020 Sea Grant
Recommendations for LPA Mooring Systems and Designs When submitting a LPA application one of the details that can make or break your approval is your mooring system. Understanding and installing moorings that work for the load that aquaculture gear generates is crucial and creating an accurate and readable mooring system design in your application is key for your approval. 2021 Casco Marine, LLC