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. 2020 Atlantic Captain’s Academy
Visit Gulf of Maine Responsibly Harvested Verification Report Kelp (multiple species) Gulf of Maine Responsibly Harvested Verification Report Kelp (multiple species) Kelp offers a promising way for fishermen to diversify their income streams in the lobster offseason, and it's also the newest seafood product GMRI verified under their Gulf of Maine Responsibly Harvested® label. The Gulf of Maine Responsibly Harvested® label is a promise that seafood hails from the clean, cool waters of the Gulf of Maine and the fishery or farm is managed in a way that contributes to the long-term health of the resource. The label empowers consumers to buy seafood they can feel good about. 2020 Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Visit The Business of Aquaculture The Business of Aquaculture Reviews the keys to running a successful business; the four P's of marketing, wholesale distributors, risks, and sales. 2015 Aquaculture in Shared Waters
Visit Planning for Success in Your Aquaculture Business Planning for Success in Your Aquaculture Business Reviews business management skills, such as finance, record keeping, marketing, and personnel management. More aquaculture businesses fail because of poor management than poor production practices. 2008 Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
Industry Perspective The Basics on Aquaculture Mooring Systems When submitting a LPA or Lease application one of the details that you might brush over is your mooring system. A lack of research in this area can lead to gear breaking free causing significant damage and loss of your crop. Understanding and installing moorings that work for the load that aquaculture gear generates is crucial. Capt. Eric Oransky 2021
Visit Small Scale Marketing Opportunities for Aquaculture Products in the Northeast Small Scale Marketing Opportunities for Aquaculture Products in the Northeast Discusses what marketing is and why it is important including developing a marketing plan, market outlets, and personalizing the products and the business. 2010 Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
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. 2021 Boat U.S. Foundation
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
Recommendations for LPA Mooring Systems and Designs When submitting a LPA application one of the details that can make or break your approval is your mooring system. Understanding and installing moorings that work for the load that aquaculture gear generates is crucial and creating an accurate and readable mooring system design in your application is key for your approval. 2021 Casco Marine, LLC