Hosted by Dana Morse, longtime Extension Agent for Maine’s aquaculture community, this bulletin-style podcast shares timely news, updates, and practical insights from the working coast. Broadcasting from UMaine’s Darling Marine Center, Dana connects science, local knowledge, and on-the-water experience to support sea farmers, researchers, and coastal professionals across the state.

1. The Northeast SARE Farmer Grant

View the call: https://northeast.sare.org/FarmerGrantCall
Register for Q&A Sessions: https://northeast.sare.org/FarmerGrantQA
Request Technical Assistance: https://northeast.sare.org/TAPRequest

2. Seafood Nutrition Partnership (SNP) Survey

Take the survey: bit.ly/3Jfx8DK 

3. IT'S HERE! Video 1 of the Shell-ebrate! Bivalve Aquaculture educational video series is now online.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B54f1tgo5Jc

4. Work skiff for sale.. 19’ Carolina skiff V-series.  New mercury 75hp engine.  Center console with trailer.  Contact colleen at [email protected]

5. Professional Aquaculture Training
 

Registration is $250 and is open December 1, 2025–January 10, 2026. *Need-based scholarships are available. Direct registration questions to Rob Hudson at [email protected]. 

If you HAVE NOT filled out the interest form, please PRIOR to registering.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmvFogFvcxrOlT6q_pRBz7x2OusDIJQRTFruaktlX4NDDbSQ/viewform

6. Greetings!  OAI is hiring a manager to lead the production of Crassostrea virginica at the NOAA/USDA Northeast Oyster Breeding Center’s hatchery in Milford, CT.  

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=9a93435d-91d4-4a65-8a21-2de9187df1dd&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=605152&lang=en_US&source=CC2