We are pleased to provide the 2014-2015 annual report for the Maine Sea Grant College Program. Maine Sea Grant is highly engaged with the academic and science community in Maine and places emphasis on maintaining important relationships with the stakeholders who live, work and recreate on Maine’s coast. Through our programming and our position as […]
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August 2015 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Storage Facility Loan Program (FSFL) provides low-interest financing for producers to build or upgrade farm storage and handling facilities. FSA is authorized to implement the program through the USDA Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC).
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by Catherine Schmitt Reprinted with permission of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Issue 132 Winter 2015
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The mud blister worm, a marine polychaete, lives worldwide and is distributed throughout the estuarine waters of Maine and the northeastern U.S. This report is for oyster producers interested in controlling mud blister worms, which when present in large numbers can reduce the value of oysters sold to the half-shell market. Although other species of […]
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About the Index Initiated in 1989, the American Lobster Settlement Index has expanded from Maine south to Rhode Island and north to Newfoundland. in what is currently the only assessment of lobster nursery habitat, SCUBA divers and vessel-deployed collectors gather data on newly settled young-of-year . lobsters, as well as older juvenile lobsters and associated […]
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Understanding Social Resilience in the Maine Lobster Industry Anna M. Henry Teresa R. Johnson University of Maine School of Marine Sciences
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Reducing Flood Risk to Residential Buildings That Cannot Be Elevated FEMA P-1037/September 2015
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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. Sarah Redmond, Maine Sea Grant Samuel Belknap, University of Maine Rebecca Clark Uchenna, Island Institute
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