Facilitated
Meetings on Aquaculture
The objective of this effort is
to address the conflicts arising from
aquaculture leases in Maine, and for the
concerned parties to make decisions based
on factual and current information.
Marine Aquaculture in Maine: How the Public Can Participate in the Leasing Process  1.78 MB
Oyster
Garden Program 2004
Oyster gardening
is an educational program, which uses
the process of growing oysters to engage
participants in topics like estuarine
ecology, shellfish biology, aquaculture
regulation, stewardship, public health,
natural resource management, and a host
of others.
Scale
Modeling of a Submersible Mussel Raft
Fisherman
Babe Stanley and his son Shain have been
working on a novel piece of equipment,
submersible mussel raft, to pursue their
interests in growing mussels in Downeast
Maine.
Governor's
Task force on the Planning and Development
of Marine Aquaculture
The 121st Legislature
enacted a Governor's sponsored resolve
during its first regular session that
charged a task force with developing a
series of recommendations "on how to balance
the range of potential uses of state waters
and plan for the growth or marine aquaculture,
while considering all applicable scientific
data and all reasonable constraints and
opportunities." Maine Sea Grant
Director Paul Anderson chaired the 11-member
task force, which finalized its report
at the beginning of 2004. The report contained
95 recommendations for statutory, regulatory,
and policy changes to improve the systems
used for siting and management of aquaculture
in Maine, as well as the mechanisms for
public involvement. The final report,
pending legislation, and resource materials
related to the work of the task force
are available at http://www.maine.gov/dmr/aquaculture/aqtaskforce/aqtfhomepage.htm
Open Ocean Aquaculture
Optimization
of Tidal Upweller Design |
Wells Bay Beach Planning - PDF format 98 KB
The focus of this plan is to identify beach management issues at the local and regional levels in order to provide solutions that alleviate inconsistencies or misunderstandings between local, state, and federal policy makers. (from the Wells Bay Plan Executive Summary)
Marine Area Characterization Working Group
During the past year, Maine Sea Grant has partnered with the Quebec Labrador Foundation to convene the 24-member Marine Area Characterization Working Group. The group, consisting of university and college research scientists, state agency personnel, and non-profit organization staff, will meet over the course of one year to develop a body of recommendations on the components and methods for conducting marine inventories.
Taunton Bay Survey
With the assistance of the Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy, the Center for Research and Evaluation at the University of Maine, Maine Sea Grant's Policy Advisory Committee, and other MET members, Extension Associate Tracy Hart developed a survey to gather information about the priorities and concerns of those who live and work in the three towns bordering Taunton Bay and to assess what specific topics new educational, municipal training, or research programs could address to meet existing needs related to Taunton Bay.
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Knotless Mesh Codend Selectivity
Extension Associate Dana Morse is working with Boothbay Harbor fishermen Kelo Pinkham and Stanley Coffin, in their efforts to reduce bycatch, improve energy efficiency, and improve mesh size enforceability in trawl nets. The study, entitled "Sea Trials to Assess Knotless Mesh Codend Selectivity," is enabled through a grant from the Northeast Consortium.
View video clips of this project in the Knotless Codend Video Gallery!
Scallop Ring Study
Field Trials of 4" Rings in the Inshore Scallop Fishery in the Gulf of Maine.
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