This past May, the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) and the Shellfish Advisory Council (ShAC) hosted a series of Municipal Shellfish Management Meetings. During those meetings, many issues were discussed and ideas offered to improve municipal shellfish management and the Maine shellfish industry.

One of the suggestions at those meetings, was an interest in DMR providing more direct, in-person communication with the shellfish community, including harvesters and municipal officials. In response to that suggestion, the DMR Bureau of Public Health will be holding annual regional shellfish meetings hosted by the region's area biologist.

The goal of these meetings is to provide an in-person, accessible, and interactive opportunity for you to interact with other community members and build upon shared knowledge.

Click here for the meeting agenda for the western Maine regional meeting in Brunswick.