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Maine's Seafood Industry: From the Outside Looking In. (163 KB) How did Maine fare at this year's Boston Seafood Show? What can Maine learn about seafood marketing from other states? This article reviews the history of seafood marketing in Maine and profiles current efforts to develop value-added products and enhance sustainability through community supported fisheries. The story originally appeared in the Fall 2009 issue of Maine Food & Lifestyle magazine and is offered here in its entirety.

The State of Maine's Beaches (1.6 MB) This feature article in Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Magazine summarizes the latest information on Maine beaches, including natural history, sea level rise and erosion rates, beach water quality, and the beach profile monitoring program.

New England's Marine Invasions (3 MB) This 18" x 24" poster, produced with the Maine Coastal Program and MIT Sea Grant in coordination with the Maine Marine Invasives Species Working Group, describes marine invasive species that are spreading in New England waters. Contact Beth Bisson at 207-581-1440 or beth.bisson@maine.edu.

Maine's Climate Future: An Initial Assessment (18.5 MB) Maine Sea Grant produced this report, the first statewide assessment of climate change in Maine, with the Climate Change Institute and scientists throughout the University and state.

2009 Maine Seafood Calendar, featuring original watercolors by Mimi Gregoire Carpenter, highlights twelve species of Maine seafood. Includes information about harvesting season, fishing methods, and safe eating habits. We still have a few left, so contact our office if you'd like a copy.

>>2008

A Guide to Safer Swimming in Maine, revised poster/brochure for the Maine Healthy Beaches Program.

Maine's Oyster Renaissance. This feature article in Maine Food & Lifestyle magazine profiles Eric Horne and Valy Steverlynk, proprietors of Flying Point Oysters in Freeport, Maine.

Alewives: Feast of the Season. Alewives are sea-run, or diadromous, fish that spend most of their lives in the Atlantic Ocean but return as adults to coastal rivers in spring to spawn in freshwater streams and ponds. This article in Maine Boats, Homes, & Harbors magazine discusses the natural and cultural history of Maine's native runs of alewives and other sea-run fish. Watch a video of an alewife harvest.

Catalog of Climate Change Investment Opportunities: Programs and Projects in Maine (331 KB) This directory of climate change-related activities in Maine, created at the request of the Environmental Funders Network, lists efforts by organizations, institutions, and state agencies to address climate change education, awareness, mitigation, and adaptation.

Maine's Marine Invasions (5.71 MB) A total of 33 non-native plant and animal species have been identified in Maine's coastal waters and shorelines. This fact sheet, originally produced in 2005 and revised in 2008, summarizes the marine invasive species issue for Maine, including the invasive species already present here as well as threats to look out for.

Study targets Striped Bass. This article in the Bangor Daily News profiles the Sea Grant-funded research of Dr. Joe Zydlewski, who is studying the striped bass population in the Penobscot River. A must read for all striper fans.

Seascapes: Getting to Know the Sea Around Us (2.35 MB) Maine Sea Grant worked with the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment and Quebec Labrador Foundation to produce this how-to manual for describing and characterizing your local bay or watershed.

Mercury in the Penobscot River Estuary (1.79 MB) This Research in Focus fact sheet describes Sea Grant-funded research about mercury contamination in Maine's Penobscot River. More details about the research can be found in the project description.

S altwater Fishing in Cobscook Bay This Research in Focus fact sheet profiles the economic impact of recreational fishing in Downeast Maine. Extension associate Chris Bartlett worked with University of Maine-Machias researcher Kevin Athearn to survey recreational fishers in the Cobscook Bay region. This research is informing sustainable development initiatives in Washington County.

Maine Oyster Cult. Read about the natural history of Maine's oyster populations, and how the University of Maine and independent aquaculturists have brought these native shellfish back to coastal waters--and tables--in Maine. This story appeared in the March 2008 issue of Maine Boats, Homes, & Harbors magazine.

Affordable Housing 101: Steps to Developing Affordable Housing in Your Town

Fact Sheet 596KB - This fact sheet provides a brief introduction to affordable housing planning for municipal officials, board, members and interested community members.

Full Text 396KB - This publication provides the full text and complete case studies of lessons learned in southern Maine and New Hampshire, which have been omitted from the introductory document above.