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Visit The Maine Shellfish Handbook

The Maine Shellfish Handbook

Provides a comprehensive resource to help managers at the local and state level sustain Maine’s valuable shellfish resources. Includes information on the history and biology of the soft-shell clam, northern quahog, American and European oysters, and blue mussels. There are sections on state resources to address water quality issues and predatory species and tools that municipalities can use to preserve or increase their intertidal shellfish resources.
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Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health, Maine Sea Grant
Visit Optimizing Production and Products for Scallop Aquaculture

Optimizing Production and Products for Scallop Aquaculture

Webinar about research on scallop aquaculture production and economics including comparisons of nursery and growout gear: lantern nets, pearl nets, ear hanging, pocket nets, rigid trays, and adhesives; tissue sampling and testing for biotoxins such as saxitoxin and domoic acid; evaluation of fouling communities; surveys of producers to understand economic inputs and outputs such as capital, labor, and yield; environmental data matched with growth data to better understand good scallop-farming sites.
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Maine Sea Grant
Visit Bird Interactions with Shellfish Aquaculture

Bird Interactions with Shellfish Aquaculture

There are several ways in which birds interact with shellfish aquaculture. Birds can cause significant damage to crops through predation. Some birds fall into the category of protected resources and farmers have been variously accused of interfering with foraging, (either attracting or disturbing or both) and interfering with hunting. Birds can be attracted to aquaculture structures for roosting or foraging and their guano can impact water quality and trigger the need for growers to develop management plans under the National Shellfish Sanitation Plan.
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Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
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.
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Boat U.S. Foundation
Visit DMR Vibrio Control Plan Requirements – Guidance Document

DMR Vibrio Control Plan Requirements – Guidance Document

The goal of a Vibrio Control or Vibrio Management Plan 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.
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Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
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.
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Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
Visit Aquaculture Education: Shellfish Sanitation

Aquaculture Education: Shellfish Sanitation

DMR Bureau of Public Health PowerPoint on shellfish and public health, National Shellfish Sanitation Program, Growing Area Classifications, Marine Sanitation Devices, Legal Notice for Pollution Closures, Closure Notifications, Emergency Closures, marine biotoxins, Biotoxin Sample Processing, High Risk Species, Biotoxin Illnesses, Vibrio bacteria, Control Plans, Best Management Practices, Shellfish Tags, Licensing to Harvest, Allowable sales, Winter Storage on Land, and Seaweed.
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Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
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Things to Be Aware of From a Shellfish Sanitation Perspective

This document was generated by DMR Bureau of Public Health staff and reflects things to be aware of when considering an aquaculture lease application from a shellfish sanitation perspective.

Maine Department of Marine Resources Bureau of Public Health
2020
Visit Shellfish Dealer Application Forms

Shellfish Dealer Application Forms

DMR shellfish dealer licenses and sanitation certificates application forms.
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Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
Visit Offshore Safety and Survival Training

Offshore Safety and Survival Training

Provides the essential skills, knowledge and confidence to survive potentially life-threatening situations using both classroom and hands on training in the use of lifesaving equipment.
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McMillan Offshore Survival Training
Visit U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety Education

U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety Education

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary boating courses provide instruction to boaters at all levels, from the fundamental to the advanced.
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U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Visit Maine Enhanced Retail License Holders

Maine Enhanced Retail License Holders

List that contains the names and addresses of markets and restaurants that are licensed to purchase shellfish directly from harvesters, then sell them in the retail trade only.
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Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
Visit Biotoxins in Maine

Biotoxins in Maine

Reviews the types of harmful phytoplankton that produce biotoxins such as Alexandrium, which causes paralytic shellfish poisoning; Pseudo-nitzschia, which causes amnesic shellfish poisoning; and Dinophysis, which causes diarrhetic shellfish poisoning.
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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.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Visit Methods and Materials for Aquaculture Production of Sea Scallops (Placopecten magellanicus)

Methods and Materials for Aquaculture Production of Sea Scallops (Placopecten magellanicus)

In depth review of sea scallop biology, spat collection, nursery, grow out, gear, husbandry, site selection economic considerations and biotoxins/public health.
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Coastal Enterprises, Inc
Visit Maine Biotoxin and Shellfish Sanitation Hotline

Maine Biotoxin and Shellfish Sanitation Hotline

This system is provided to allow public access to recent changes in shellfish closures.
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Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
Visit Maine Certified Shellfish Dealers

Maine Certified Shellfish Dealers

Lists dealers that are certified under the NSSP to ship, or process shellfish for shipment, within and outside of the state of Maine.
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Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
Visit Maine DMR Vibrio Education

Maine DMR Vibrio Education

Vibrios are naturally occurring bacteria typically found in marine waters. Research indicates the growth rates of Vibrio parahemolyticus (Vp) within harvested bivalves are determined by temperature; at 90°F the Vibrio population will double every hour, but below 50 the growth of Vp essentially stops. The best way to keep bivalve shellfish safe from Vibrio contamination is by observing temperature controls including cooling product as quickly as possible after harvest.
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Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
Visit National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP)

National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP)

A federal/state cooperative program recognized by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC) for the sanitary control of shellfish produced and sold for human consumption.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Visit Earn Your Captain's License

Earn Your Captain's License

Atlantic Captain’s Academy offers a variety of Coast Guard approved courses for Coast Guard captain’s license candidates.
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Atlantic Captain’s Academy
Visit Kennebec River Biosciences

Kennebec River Biosciences

A global fish and shellfish health lab, we offer you top-quality diagnostics, import/export inspections, and veterinary solutions from consultation to custom vaccines.
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Kennebec River Biosciences
Visit Shellfish Sanitation and Management

Shellfish Sanitation and Management

The Bureau of Public Health oversees the the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) within Maine in order to keep molluscan shellfish safe for human consumption.
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Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
Visit Current Shellfish Closure Information

Current Shellfish Closure Information

Biotoxin and shellfish sanitation hotline, bacterial closures, and biotoxin closures.
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Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
Visit Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program

Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program

Uses the standards outlined in the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) to monitor levels of PSP (“Red Tide”) and other marine biotoxins in the shellfish of the State of Maine.
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Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health

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Online Boating Safety Course

DMR Vibrio Control Plan Requirements – Guidance Document

DMR Shellfish Time and Temperature Guidance Document

Aquaculture Education: Shellfish Sanitation

Things to Be Aware of From a Shellfish Sanitation Perspective

Shellfish Dealer Application Forms

Offshore Safety and Survival Training

U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety Education

Maine Enhanced Retail License Holders

Biotoxins in Maine

Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List

Methods and Materials for Aquaculture Production of Sea Scallops (Placopecten magellanicus)

Maine Biotoxin and Shellfish Sanitation Hotline

Maine Certified Shellfish Dealers

Maine DMR Vibrio Education

National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP)

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The Maine Shellfish Handbook

Optimizing Production and Products for Scallop Aquaculture

Bird Interactions with Shellfish Aquaculture

Online Boating Safety Course

DMR Vibrio Control Plan Requirements – Guidance Document

DMR Shellfish Time and Temperature Guidance Document

Aquaculture Education: Shellfish Sanitation

Things to Be Aware of From a Shellfish Sanitation Perspective

Shellfish Dealer Application Forms

Offshore Safety and Survival Training

U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety Education

Maine Enhanced Retail License Holders

Biotoxins in Maine

Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List

Methods and Materials for Aquaculture Production of Sea Scallops (Placopecten magellanicus)

Maine Biotoxin and Shellfish Sanitation Hotline

Maine Certified Shellfish Dealers

Maine DMR Vibrio Education

National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP)

Earn Your Captain's License

Kennebec River Biosciences

Shellfish Sanitation and Management

Current Shellfish Closure Information

Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program