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Visit Discover Careers in Aquaculture

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Discover Careers in Aquaculture

Washington County Community College and Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center have joined forces with partners, to bring you Workforce Training in Aquaculture. Students will have the opportunity to start careers in the aquaculture sector statewide, as well as transfer into four-year programs.
2022
Washington County Community College, Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center
Visit MAA Occupational Standards for Maine Aquaculture Training Providers

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MAA Occupational Standards for Maine Aquaculture Training Providers

The Maine Aquaculture Association has released the first Maine Aquaculture Occupational Standards, which specify the current workforce skills and training needs of Maine’s aquaculture sector. Altogether, four standards have been released, focusing on occupations related to (1) Marine Shellfish and Sea Vegetables; (2) Marine Finfish; (3) Land-Based RAS; and (4) Land-Based Shellfish Hatcheries. A supplementary document, the Maine Shellfish Aquaculture Career Pathways Map, is designed to provide an overview of the most common job types, entry points, and career pathway opportunities in Maine’s shellfish aquaculture sector today.
2021
Maine Aquaculture Association
Visit MAA Maine Aquaculture Business Planning Tools

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MAA Maine Aquaculture Business Planning Tools

The business plan features include short & long-term budget projections & tracking, financial projection and analysis tools, monthly cash flow projections, costs of production analysis, profitability analysis, sensitivity analysis, and breakeven analysis. The production plan offers short & long-term production projections & tracking data-based growth projections, monthly sales planning & tracking, and a production calendar. If you are interested in setting up a business plan, please reach out to Christian at [email protected]
2020
Maine Aquaculture Association
Visit MAA Financial Benchmarking Report

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MAA Financial Benchmarking Report

This first-of-its-kind Maine Aquaculture Industry Financial Benchmarking report presents results from the calculation of a series of benchmarks designed to serve as guidance for prospective Maine shellfish and seaweed producers for use in their business planning, as well as by lenders in the evaluation of loan applications.
2020
Maine Aquaculture Association
Visit Aquaculture in Shared Waters

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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.
2022
Maine Sea Grant
Visit DMR Aquaculture Map

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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
Looking for Business Operations Help?

This is a list of businesses that can help in your business operations including accountants, legal advice (lawyers), insurance, lease bond, business planning, financing, and branding/marketing. Lists were compiled by surveying Maine aquaculturists.
2022
The Maine Aquaculturist
Looking for Gear?

This is a list of aquaculture gear and service businesses including oyster gear, mussel gear, seaweed gear, scallop gear, general marine gear, marine services (moorings/diving/boat repair) harvest/processing gear, and water monitoring gear. Lists were compiled by surveying Maine aquaculturists.
2022
The Maine Aquaculturist
Visit The Essential Start Guide: Seed

The Essential Start Guide: Seed

You need to plan ahead to make sure seed stock is available for the growing season. Without a lead on seed, you could end up missing the entire growing season of your first year.
2022
The Maine Aquaculturist
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 Gulf of Maine Ventures

Gulf of Maine Ventures

Gulf of Maine Ventures is the business development and impact investment arm of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Starting in Portland, ME, we bridge the gap between innovative, blue economy businesses and the capital, technical knowledge, and networks needed to help them grow.
2022
Gulf of Maine Ventues
Visit Maine EPSCoR SEANET Buoy Network

Maine EPSCoR SEANET Buoy Network

Developing oceanographic models of factors that control the productivity of Maine's coastal waters in three bioregions (southern, central, and down east Maine), supplemented by hourly monitoring of biophysical parameters in 6 coastal regions through LOBO buoys in the more sheltered waters, and at the mouths of the bays in more exposed conditions using buoys developed at the University of Maine. The SEANET buoy network is supplemented with other smaller buoys and sensors involving students, citizen monitors, fishermen, and aquaculturists.
2022
University of Maine
Visit Shell GIS- MidMaine example

Shell GIS- MidMaine example

Uses an individual growth model over 30 days for Eastern Oyster, Blue Mussel, and European Oysters using satellite inputs for temperature, chlorophyll, and particulate organic matter to determine locations where they will grow best.
2022
University of Maine
Visit Maine Phytoplankton Data and Biotoxin Forecast

Maine Phytoplankton Data and Biotoxin Forecast

The Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences, in collaboration with the Maine Department of Marine Resources, is developing a weekly, site-specific forecast for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) levels. This forecast is experimental and represents ongoing research, and its predicted toxicity ranges are not representations of fact or guarantees of future toxicity levels. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forecasts.
2022
Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Visit Social License to Operate in the Aquaculture Industry: A Community-Focused Framework

Social License to Operate in the Aquaculture Industry: A Community-Focused Framework

Social license to operate (SLO), a concept that describes community acceptance and approval of incoming industry, offers a lens for better understanding these barriers and an opportunity to identify strategies for successful development. Efforts to measure and predict social license have begun, but these efforts primarily focus on company actions and impacts. This study seeks to expand the utility of social license within the aquaculture sector by developing a preliminary quantitative framework that can predict a community’s willingness to issue SLO prior to siting.
2022
NOAA
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.
2022
Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health
Visit Maine Aquaculture Marking Requirements

Maine Aquaculture Marking Requirements

Maine aquaculture marking requirements for lease sites and LPA sites with a sample marker buoy image.
2022
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
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 National Seaweed Nursery Directory

National Seaweed Nursery Directory

This directory aims to identify available sources of seaweed (macroalgae) seed for cultivation in the United States. The directory includes facility contact information, available species, and other factors related to seaweed seed sources. Updated annually, this directory will serve as a valuable resource to current and prospective farmers, regulatory authorities, and researchers across the country. Please note, this directory only reflects facilities that have chosen to opt-in, and therefore, is not a complete list of all sources.
2022
Seaweed Hub
Industry Perspective

Branding 101

A short and helpful look at Branding for companies.

Kelly Tinkler, Owner
2022
Visit Algae Technology Educational Consortium (ATEC)

Algae Technology Educational Consortium (ATEC)

Free online courses in macroalgae cultivation, microalgae cultivation, introduction to algae, and algae biotechnology. Created out of a partnership between academic institutions, national research laboratories, and industry leaders, ATEC’s goal is to develop novel educational programs to strengthen industry workforce capabilities, by focusing on the skills needed to support the commercialization of algal products. Through algal education, students learn practical applications of farming and biotechnology developing the skills for the next generation of algal-based jobs.
2022
Algae Technology Educational Consortium
Visit East Coast Shellfish Hatchery and Nursery Directory

East Coast Shellfish Hatchery and Nursery Directory

This directory is intended to identify shellfish hatcheries and nurseries from along the east coast of the United States in order to serve as a tool for providing a stronger link between shellfish seed suppliers and shellfish farmers. The directory includes contact information for each business, as well as some additional information indicating the type of operation (i.e., hatchery, nursery, or research) and what products they expect to have available.
2022
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Visit Diagram of the Limited Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) Application Process

Diagram of the Limited Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) Application Process

Maine DMR Limited Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) application process
2022
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Diagram of the Standard Lease Application Process

Diagram of the Standard Lease Application Process

This flowchart visually maps out the Maine DMR Standard Lease application process.
2022
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Diagram of Experimental Lease Application Process

Diagram of Experimental Lease Application Process

This flowchart visually maps out the Maine DMR Experimental Lease application process.
2022
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit 2022 Aquaculture Harvest License (to harvest & sell aquacultured product) Application

2022 Aquaculture Harvest License (to harvest & sell aquacultured product) Application

2022 Aquaculture Harvest License (to harvest & sell aquacultured product) Application
2022
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
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 The Maine Aquaculturist’s Guide to Selling Shellfish

The Maine Aquaculturist’s Guide to Selling Shellfish

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
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

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Looking for Business Operations Help?

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Maine Phytoplankton Data and Biotoxin Forecast

Social License to Operate in the Aquaculture Industry: A Community-Focused Framework

Maine Enhanced Retail License Holders

Maine Aquaculture Marking Requirements

Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List

National Seaweed Nursery Directory

Branding 101

Algae Technology Educational Consortium (ATEC)

East Coast Shellfish Hatchery and Nursery Directory

Diagram of the Limited Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) Application Process

Diagram of the Standard Lease Application Process

Diagram of Experimental Lease Application Process

2022 Aquaculture Harvest License (to harvest & sell aquacultured product) Application

Aquaculture Harvest License Information

The Maine Aquaculturist’s Guide to Selling Shellfish

The Maine Aquaculturist’s Pocket Guide: Selling Shellfish

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Discover Careers in Aquaculture

MAA Occupational Standards for Maine Aquaculture Training Providers

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Aquaculture in Shared Waters

DMR Aquaculture Map

Looking for Business Operations Help?

Looking for Gear?

The Essential Start Guide: Seed

Purchasing Shellfish Factsheet

Gulf of Maine Ventures

Maine EPSCoR SEANET Buoy Network

Shell GIS- MidMaine example

Maine Phytoplankton Data and Biotoxin Forecast

Social License to Operate in the Aquaculture Industry: A Community-Focused Framework

Maine Enhanced Retail License Holders

Maine Aquaculture Marking Requirements

Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List

National Seaweed Nursery Directory

Branding 101

Algae Technology Educational Consortium (ATEC)

East Coast Shellfish Hatchery and Nursery Directory

Diagram of the Limited Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) Application Process

Diagram of the Standard Lease Application Process

Diagram of Experimental Lease Application Process

2022 Aquaculture Harvest License (to harvest & sell aquacultured product) Application

Aquaculture Harvest License Information

The Maine Aquaculturist’s Guide to Selling Shellfish

The Maine Aquaculturist’s Pocket Guide: Selling Shellfish