An oyster is a marine invertebrate animal that lives in salt and brackish water. Oysters are bivalves: two shells connected by a hinge enclose and protect their muscles and organs.
Are Maine oysters all the same species?
An introduction to programs from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Farm Service Agency that may be of interest to shellfish growers.
System as installed at Pine Point Oyster; the site is about 1' depth at an average low tide. Note that bags have been attached to 3/4” PVC pipe, which has been slid over rope longline.
The "Seaweed Scene 2014" was held on the beautiful oceanfront campus of the Southern Maine Community College in South Portland, ME, on August 30th. The morning meeting reviewed the latest from the new seaweed farmers and researchers in Maine and Long Island Sound.