John Duff
Marine Law Institute
University of Maine School of Law
246 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04102-2898
207.228.8290
jduff@usm.maine.edu
There are currently many unanswered questions regarding legal rights related to ownership and access of seaweed found in Maine's intertidal zone. To identify these legal conflicts and public policy issues facing law makers, private property owners, marine resource managers, and seaweed harvesters, this study will develop a legal framework to address these issues.
1-year Project
Year 1: $10,490
Total : $10,490
Associated Publications
Duff, J., 2003, Who Owns the Seaweed?, The Coastal Society Bulletin, 25:1-2.
Feeney, M. W., 2002, Regulating Seaweed Harvesting in Maine: The Public and Private Interests in an Emerging Marine Resource Industry, Ocean and Coastal Law Journal, 7:329-352.
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