
2011 Maine Beaches Conference15 July 2011Southern Maine Community College
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Tourism is increasingly touted as a development opportunity for coastal and rural areas affected by natural resource decline. As commercial fisheries face depletion the world over, people look to tourism to help coastal communities recover from economic crisis, but little work has been done to explore if the investment in tourism can ever replace the full human ecological value of the fishery, including its impacts on a region’s culture, economy, and environment.
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7 September 2010
Contact Catherine Schmitt, 207.581.1434, catherine.schmitt@umit.maine.edu
The Nation’s working waterfronts subject of Portland symposium
One of the first questions that prospective shellfish growers ask is:
"What do I need to do, for permitting and licensing?"
Permitting is an important topic. Whether your talking about a small operation to grow some oysters for yourself and your friends, or 50 acres of mussel longline, you'd be well advised to be thinking about permitting right from an early stage.
Welcome to the Resources for Shellfish Growers pages!
In April of 2010, over 50 shellfish growers, seafood buyers, scientists and others gathered at the Univ. of Southern Maine in Portland, to discuss Marketing of Cultured Shellfish.
What is the Downeast Fisheries Trail?
The Downeast Fisheries Trail is an educational trail that showcases active and historic fisheries heritage sites, such as fish hatcheries, aquaculture facilities, fishing harbors, clam flats, processing plants and other related public places in an effort to educate residents and visitors about the importance of the region’s maritime heritage and the role of marine resources to the area’s economy. The Trail builds on these local resources to strengthen community life and the experience of visitors.