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American Lobster Settlement Index: Looking Back, Looking Ahead 1989-2009, Maine Sea Grant

Maine Sea Grant Publications

Hosted by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and Maine Department of Marine Resources, a workshop celebrating the 20th anniversary of the American Lobster Settlement Index convened some 40 scientists, managers, and industry members and guests from New England and Atlantic Canada who have been involved in the monitoring and research linked to the Index over the years. The workshop's aim was to look back at the accomplishments of the Settlement Index over the past two decades and to set future monitoring, research and outreach priorities for the program. Rick Wahle of Bigelow Laboratory and Carl Wilson of DMR coordinated the …

Aquaculture Situation And Outlook Report 2009: Maine, Dana Morse, Mike Pietrack

Maine Sea Grant Publications

The Maine aquaculture industry is diverse, with a variety of marine and freshwater species raised. Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) production dominates in terms of value and pounds harvested. The 2008 data from the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) estimate over 19 million pounds produced with a value of $56.6 million. This figure is down from a high of over 36 million pounds in 2000.

Shellfish production is dominated by the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) and the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis); DMR 2008 figures estimate landed values of $2 million and $640K USD for …