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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 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 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
Visit Certificate in Coastal Fisheries & Marine Technology

Certificate in Coastal Fisheries & Marine Technology

Earn a Certificate in Coastal Fisheries & Marine Technology with added industry recognized credentials such as PADI Diver Certification, OUPV Captain's License and ABYC Certifications for free.
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Washington County Community College
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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 SBA Business Guide

SBA Business Guide

Step by step guide to help plan, launch, manage, and grow small businesses including, writing a business plan, calculating start-up costs, get funding, managing your finances, and more.
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U.S. Small Business Administration
Visit Maine Technology Institute

Maine Technology Institute

MTI offers grants, loans, equity investments, and services to support Maine’s innovation economy.
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Maine Technology Institute
Visit Maine Sea Grant

Maine Sea Grant

Supporting marine science for Maine people focusing on Maine’s coastal communities, scientific research, and tomorrow's marine workforce.
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Maine Sea Grant, University of Maine
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 Aquaculture in Shared Waters

Aquaculture in Shared Waters

This training program uses a mix of meetings and field trips/site visits to introduce participants to the issues important in running a successful aquaculture business including: site selection, equipment and husbandry, permitting and regulation, environmental monitoring, marketing and sales, farm management and biosecurity, business planning, and financial management.
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Maine Sea Grant
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 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 Aquaculture Association

Maine Aquaculture Association

A non-profit trade association that represents the Maine aquaculture industry at the state, federal, and international levels.
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Maine Aquaculture Association
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 Aquaculture Business Services

Aquaculture Business Services

Provides confidential and comprehensive location and business services for aquaculture companies looking to locate or expand in the state.
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Maine & Co.
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 US Army Corps of Engineers General Permit Documents

US Army Corps of Engineers General Permit Documents

A general permit for activities subject to Corps jurisdiction in waters of the U.S. within the boundaries of the State of Maine.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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

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Certificate in Coastal Fisheries & Marine Technology

Things to Be Aware of From a Shellfish Sanitation Perspective

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The Maine Shellfish Handbook

Bird Interactions with Shellfish Aquaculture

DMR Vibrio Control Plan Requirements – Guidance Document

DMR Shellfish Time and Temperature Guidance Document

Aquaculture Education: Shellfish Sanitation

Certificate in Coastal Fisheries & Marine Technology

Things to Be Aware of From a Shellfish Sanitation Perspective

Shellfish Dealer Application Forms

SBA Business Guide

Maine Technology Institute

Maine Sea Grant

Maine Enhanced Retail License Holders

Aquaculture in Shared Waters

Biotoxins in Maine

Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List

Maine Biotoxin and Shellfish Sanitation Hotline

Maine Aquaculture Association

Maine Certified Shellfish Dealers

Maine DMR Vibrio Education

Aquaculture Business Services

National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP)

US Army Corps of Engineers General Permit Documents

Shellfish Sanitation and Management

Current Shellfish Closure Information