Resources Database

Descriptions of each aquaculture lease and license type. All applications must be submitted using these forms.

Includes the common definition and the legal definition of aquaculture in Maine.

Fact sheet on aquaculture lease hearings which are an adjudicatory hearing. It also includes the criteria for issuing aquaculture leases.

Designed to provide the public, applicants, and leaseholders with useful and accurate information about marine aquaculture in Maine.

At aquaculture lease hearings, Maine DMR will receive evidence relating to the legal criteria upon which it must base its decision on whether to grant the lease. The criteria for granting a standard or experimental aquaculture lease that the lease must not unreasonably interfere with are listed here.

Details the specific regulations, contacts, information sources and production estimates for each of the 22 coastal states.

Explains how to participate in a hearing, testimony, questions, public support or opposition, intervenor, and after the hearing.

Summarizes some simple ways that holders of a valid Maine Aquaculture License can get their shellfish to market.

In-depth paper on the implementation of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

A general table outlining the various permitting/leasing options in order to conduct aquaculture in Maine waters.

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.

Reviews the keys to running a successful business; the four P's of marketing, wholesale distributors, risks, and sales.

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.

This brochure reviews safe handling, storage, and cooking practices that shellfish consumers should follow to prevent illness.

Slideshow summarizing the regulations for shellstock and shucked shellfish handling, sanitation, tagging, and labeling for the state of Maine

If you're thinking about farming mussels, either as a sideline or the main chance, this booklet is designed to help you make decisions.This booklet reviews mussel raft culture in the Gulf of Maine, The Mussel Raft Project, Predators, storms and moorings, Mussel biology, Selecting a site, Steps in culturing mussels, Outreach, applied research, Sales and marketing , Getting into business, Planning a mussel business, Training and information, Leases and permits, Suppliers, and provides further reading suggestions.