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Visit Department of Marine Resources Employee Contact Information

Department of Marine Resources Employee Contact Information

Department of Marine Resources Employee Contact Information
2022
Department of Marine Resources
Visit Summary information for Aquaculture License (to harvest & sell aquacultured product)

Summary information for Aquaculture License (to harvest & sell aquacultured product)

The Aquaculture License is now required in order to harvest and sell cultured organisms removed from an aquaculture lease or LPA license site. Aquaculture leaseholders and Limited-Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) license holders are required to obtain the Aquaculture License, regardless of which species they grow.
2022
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
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 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 Maine Farmed Shellfish Market Analysis

Maine Farmed Shellfish Market Analysis

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.
2016
Gulf of Maine Research Institute, The Hale Group LTD
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 Approved Hatcheries For Shellfish Species

Approved Hatcheries For Shellfish Species

DMR-approved hatchery status is contingent upon a variety of factors including clean pathology reports and hatchery inspections. Given this, the list below is subject to change.
2022
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Shellfish Handling, Tagging, and Labeling

Shellfish Handling, Tagging, and Labeling

Slideshow summarizing the regulations for shellstock and shucked shellfish handling, sanitation, tagging, and labeling for the state of Maine
2004
Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
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 DMR Shellfish Time and Temperature Guidance Document

DMR Shellfish Time and Temperature Guidance Document

The goal of these new requirements is to control the safety of molluscan shellfish for human consumption by preventing unnecessary growth of bacterial pathogens resulting from improper or ineffective cooling or from time to temperature abuse.
2021
Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
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 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
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 For Consumers of Molluscan Shellfish: Safe Handling, Storage, and Cooking Practices

For Consumers of Molluscan Shellfish: Safe Handling, Storage, and Cooking Practices

This brochure reviews safe handling, storage, and cooking practices that shellfish consumers should follow to prevent illness.
2013
Connecticut Sea Grant
Visit State by State Summary of Shellfish Aquaculture Leasing/Permitting Requirements (2021)

State by State Summary of Shellfish Aquaculture Leasing/Permitting Requirements (2021)

This report provides an overview of permitting and leasing programs for aquaculture in U.S. state waters. However, it is strongly recommended that you speak with a local aquaculture representative prior to beginning your planning process. Aquaculture permitting is both complex and subject to frequent change.
2021
NOAA Fisheries
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
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 DMR Aquaculture Map

DMR Aquaculture Map

Displays location and information on aquaculture leases and licenses in Maine along with NSSP water quality information and p90 scores, LPA Health Zones, IFW Essential Habitat Boundaries, historic eelgrass data, conserved land information, and low tide imagery.
2022
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Seafood in the Diet: Consumption Patterns at Retail and Food Service

Seafood in the Diet: Consumption Patterns at Retail and Food Service

This presentation, given by Dave C. Love, PhD, describes the current status of seafood consumption in the U.S. with a special focus on downstream stages of the supply chain (retail and food service) and their role in seafood availability, affordability, and nutrition.
2020
National Aquaculture Association
Visit DMR Aquaculture in Maine

DMR Aquaculture in Maine

Designed to provide the public, applicants, and leaseholders with useful and accurate information about marine aquaculture in Maine.
2020
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit DMR Aquaculture Staff

DMR Aquaculture Staff

Lists contact information for DMR’s aquaculture program staff who are located in Augusta and the Boothbay Harbor Lab.
2024
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Standard Aquaculture Lease Application

Standard Aquaculture Lease Application

This DMR pages includes Pre-application Meeting And Scoping Session Guidance Documents, Non-Discharge Aquaculture Application form, Discharge/Finfish Aquaculture Application form, Riparian List form, Corporate Applicant Information Document, and Standard Lease Laws and Regulations.
2020
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Visit Limited Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) License Application

Limited Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) License Application

This DMR page includes LPA License Applications for new LPAs, Riparian List form, Additional Information to assist in completing LPA license application forms, Sample Gear Plans and Vicinity Maps, Sample Mooring Designs, LPA Laws and Regulations, and LPA and Quiz Supporting Documents.
2022
Maine Department of Marine Resources
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

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Department of Marine Resources Employee Contact Information

Summary information for Aquaculture License (to harvest & sell aquacultured product)

Purchasing Shellfish Factsheet

Shellfish Dealer Application Forms

Maine Farmed Shellfish Market Analysis

Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List

Approved Hatcheries For Shellfish Species

Shellfish Handling, Tagging, and Labeling

From Harvest to Table: The Perfect Shellfish

DMR Shellfish Time and Temperature Guidance Document

The Maine Aquaculturist’s Pocket Guide: Selling Shellfish

The Maine Aquaculturist’s Guide- Selling Shellfish Flowchart

Aquaculture Harvest License Information

For Consumers of Molluscan Shellfish: Safe Handling, Storage, and Cooking Practices

State by State Summary of Shellfish Aquaculture Leasing/Permitting Requirements (2021)

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

The Maine Aquaculturist’s Guide to Selling Shellfish

DMR Aquaculture Map

Seafood in the Diet: Consumption Patterns at Retail and Food Service

DMR Aquaculture in Maine

DMR Aquaculture Staff

Standard Aquaculture Lease Application

Limited Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) License Application

Resources for Growers