Shellfish Aquaculture In Maine : Priority Setting Meeting Proceedings, January 6, 2000

This document resulted from a meeting held January 6, 2000 in Waldoboro, Maine. Many members of the shellfish community attended, including members of the Maine Aquaculture Association; shellfish lease holders; the University of Maine; the Department of Marine Resources; and Sea Grant and Cooperative Extension personnel. Aquaculturists face many challenges and not all of these are technical in nature. It was felt that there was a need to discuss and lend some prioritization to the research and other needs that face the shellfish industry. To that end, thirteen priorities were identified. Here, each one is briefly described in terms of a goal, a rationale, and initiatives to be taken. The highest priority concerned production technology; the lowest concerned student and workforce education.