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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 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 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
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 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 Guidance to Maine oyster farmers on selling your product in-state

Guidance to Maine oyster farmers on selling your product in-state

Summarizes some simple ways that holders of a valid Maine Aquaculture License can get their shellfish to market.
2019
Maine Sea Grant
Visit Maine Enhanced Retail License Holders

Maine Enhanced Retail License Holders

A list that contains the names of markets and restaurants that are licensed to purchase shellfish directly from harvesters, then sell them in the retail trade only.
2022
Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
Visit Maine DMR Vibrio Control Plan

Maine DMR Vibrio Control Plan

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.
2022
Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health

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From Harvest to Table: The Perfect Shellfish

DMR Shellfish Time and Temperature Guidance Document

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

The Maine Aquaculturist’s Guide to Selling Shellfish

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Guidance to Maine oyster farmers on selling your product in-state

Maine Enhanced Retail License Holders

Maine DMR Vibrio Control Plan

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

Purchasing Shellfish Factsheet

Shellfish Dealer Application Forms

Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List

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

The Maine Aquaculturist’s Guide to Selling Shellfish

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

Guidance to Maine oyster farmers on selling your product in-state

Maine Enhanced Retail License Holders

Maine DMR Vibrio Control Plan