Fact Sheets

Aquaculture in Shared Waters – Husbandry

The goal of these fact sheets is to inform readers about the possibilities of integrating aquaculture with current fishing and seafood businesses, and to diversify incomes along Maine’s working waterfront. This document was produced courtesy of funding though the NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program 2012, Award #NA10OAR4170081, for the project “Aquaculture In Shared Waters” […]

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Maine Oysters – Accessible Version

The American or Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is a bivalve shellfish native to Maine bays and estuaries. Today, oysters are produced primarily via aquaculture, a $5 million industry that is part of the working waterfront and supports hundreds of Maine families. Read on to learn more about Maine oysters.

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