ROCKPORT — Three days of fisheries-focused seminars, an industry trade show and evening events ending with a Saturday night dinner and dance party all begins Thursday, Feb. 29, when the
ROCKPORT — The 48th annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum kicks off Thursday, Mar. 2 at the Samoset Resort, and first up for the three-day event is a series of talks on
ROCKPORT — The 48th annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum kicks off Thursday, March 2, at the Samoset Resort, and first up for the three-day event is a series of talks on
Maine’s shellfish fisheries webinar to air March 18
The second program in the series, “What’s changing on the mudflats?: Collecting knowledge and data about changing clam flats,” will air at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 18.
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University of Maine Darling Marine Center researchers conducted shellfish population surveys in the Damariscotta River estuary in partnership with the Damariscotta-Newcastle Joint Shellfish Committee in 2019, an example of methods used to understand the status of wild shellfish populations.
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Jess Stumper
Shellfish Focus Day of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum is an annual event that gathers shellfish harvesters, municipal officials, shellfish wardens, nonprofits groups, researchers, and others together to talk about issues currently facing the shellfish industry, as well as efforts to support shellfish fisheries in Maine.