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Visit Maine Aquaculture Harvest, Lease, and License (LPA) Data

Maine Aquaculture Harvest, Lease, and License (LPA) Data

Comprehensive information on aquaculture leases and Limited-Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) licenses, including details on active and denied lease decisions, pending applications, and interactive data tables with links to maps and documents.
2025
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
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Resources for Growers

DMR resources for growers including approved hatcheries, biosecurity, shellfish sanitation, harvest and reporting, and forms.
2025
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Disinfection for used shellfish equipment

Disinfection for used shellfish equipment

After purchasing used shellfish production equipment, it is strongly recommended to thoroughly clean and disinfect the gear prior to use to limit the risk of introducing disease or invasive species. An easy-to-use process is as follows:
2024
Maine Sea Grant
Visit Biosecurity on the Farm - Guidelines & Resources for Developing a Biosecurity Plan

Biosecurity on the Farm - Guidelines & Resources for Developing a Biosecurity Plan

Reviews the benefits of developing a biosecurity plan and a step-by-step outline on how to develop a plan that will protect your farm from disease-causing organisms or pathogens.
2024
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
Visit Biofouling Prevention and Management in the Marine Aquaculture Industry

Biofouling Prevention and Management in the Marine Aquaculture Industry

This report addresses biofouling management in relation to marine aquaculture industry operations, equipment and infrastructure. It covers shellfish, finfish and seaweed operations in estuaries and seawater. It does not address freshwater aquaculture activities.
2022
UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
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Biofouling in Shellfish Aquaculture

Powerpoint on biofouling including, economic impact, general impact, common fouling organisms (macroalgae, tunicates, hydroids, boring sponge, over-set of barnacles, mussels, or oysters), controlling fouling, and methods to avoid, mitigate, or prevent the effects of biofouling.
2020
Woods Hole Sea Grant
Visit Research, Development and Education Priorities for the Aquaculture Sector in Maine

Research, Development and Education Priorities for the Aquaculture Sector in Maine

This report is based on the research priorities survey conducted in June 2019 of Maine’s aquaculture community and is compared with surveys from 2012 and 2016 to look at trends. There have been some changes in the prioritization of needs since 2016, but many of the same research, development, and education (R&D&E) needs persist and remain unaddressed. As expected, there are different R&D&E priorities for different aquaculture sectors.
2020
Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center
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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.
2020
Kennebec River Biosciences
Visit Shellfish Biosecurity: Risks, Management & Best Practices Bivalve Shellfish Physiology, Pathogens, Diseases

Shellfish Biosecurity: Risks, Management & Best Practices Bivalve Shellfish Physiology, Pathogens, Diseases

Presentation on oyster pathogens and diseases such as MSX, SSO, dermo, and Vibrio, testing protocols, long-term management, oyster predators & pests, the difference bewteen infection and disease, disese prevention, biosecurity, risk evaluation, pathogen surveillance, and zonation.
2016
Kennebec River Biosciences
Visit Northeastern U.S. Aquaculture Management Guide: A manual for the identification and management of aquaculture production hazards

Northeastern U.S. Aquaculture Management Guide: A manual for the identification and management of aquaculture production hazards

Intended to help prospective farmers to identify, record, monitor, and manage production hazards, and ultimately minimize production-related risk. Discusses types of risk in aquaculture, record keeping, environmental conditions, biofouling organisms, predators, diseases, parasites, invasive species, and operational procedures.
2014
Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center, USDA
Visit Dead and Dying Shellfish: What to Do?

Dead and Dying Shellfish: What to Do?

Fact sheet designed to try to improve the growers knowledge on the process to contact a professional who can examine dead or dying shellfish to determine the cause and how to get the shellfish to them for analysis.
2013
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
Visit Harmful Algae and Marine Aquaculture in the Northeastern United States

Harmful Algae and Marine Aquaculture in the Northeastern United States

Reviews harmful algae blooms including conditions for biotoxin formation, detection, management, and common types of HAB's in the northeast.
2010
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
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QPX Disease

Fact sheet on QPX (Quahog Parasite Unknown) a Protozoan parasite of hard clams, Mercenaria mercenaria, including history, infection and mortality, guidelines for management, and how to determine if hard clams are infected.
2000
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Visit A Guide to Bivalve Diseases for Aquaculturists in the Northeastern U.S.

A Guide to Bivalve Diseases for Aquaculturists in the Northeastern U.S.

Reviews common diseases of marine bivalves such as MSX, dermo, juvenile oyster disease, bonamiasis, hemic neoplasia, gonadal neoplasia, and QPX, and available means for preventing or minimizing their impacts.
1999
Maine Sea Grant

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Biofouling in Shellfish Aquaculture

Research, Development and Education Priorities for the Aquaculture Sector in Maine

Kennebec River Biosciences

Shellfish Biosecurity: Risks, Management & Best Practices Bivalve Shellfish Physiology, Pathogens, Diseases

Northeastern U.S. Aquaculture Management Guide: A manual for the identification and management of aquaculture production hazards

Dead and Dying Shellfish: What to Do?

Harmful Algae and Marine Aquaculture in the Northeastern United States

QPX Disease

A Guide to Bivalve Diseases for Aquaculturists in the Northeastern U.S.