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Changes in ownership of coastal properties and limited knowledge about the economic and cultural importance of shellfish harvesting has contributed to the loss of informal access agreements between property owners and harvesters. This initiative focuses on developing guidance to help towns assess their options to preserve intertidal access for harvesters in their community. In the summer of 2022, we released a guidance document: Preserving Access to the Intertidal: A guide for coastal stakeholders and municipalities. In 2022, Manomet also started working with Brunswick, Harpswell, Yarmouth, Arrowsic, Georgetown, and Phippsburg to compile an inventory of current and historical access points through a pilot mapping initiative. Please contact Emily Farr for more information or if you are interested in mapping access points in your town. In fall of 2022, we convened a meeting with nine land trusts in the region to discuss the importance of land-based shore access. We are continuing this work in 2023 through outreach with realtors and collaborating with other organizations in the state who are working to preserve shore access, including land trusts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6026cbaf8dfa6838a1b67b5e/88bcf74e-87d8-455d-bbe4-3eb8fa994ff7/IMG_2426.jpg Initiatives - Community Outreach and Education To date, the Working Group has focused on collaborating with members from shellfish committees, including harvesters; local nonprofits; and municipal staff in the Casco Bay region. In 2022, we held our first public-facing event at Luke’s Lobster at Portland Pier to highlight diverse culinary preparations for quahogs and soft-shell clams, while educating participants about the importance of the fisheries. In 2023, we expanded our outreach to the general public by participating in local events where we shared information about the cultural, economic, and ecological importance of shellfish and the harvesters who earn a living from these intertidal resources. This included a partnership with Maine Street Bistro at the first Casco Bay Seafood Festival in June, where their talented chefs prepared quahog ceviche. In 2023 and 2024, we had a strong presence at the Yarmouth Clam Festival, distributing hundreds of tide-to-table placemats, riding in the parade with a giant clam hod, and working with the Chamber and their food distributor to learn more about their local sourcing of clams. Read our letter to the editor here! 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It incorporates additional shellfish species, such as quahogs, surf clams, and oysters, and species that impact shellfish resources, such as milky ribbon worms, sand worms, and blood worms. Throughout the survey development process, we consulted with ten municipal shellfish programs and spent many hours on the mudflats testing different approaches. This survey allows for a more holistic approach to surveying mudflats and will shed light on the ecosystem dynamics of shellfish habitats, provide context for historic and current resource surveys, and allow for analysis of regional trends. Please use the following links for the survey protocol and data sheets: Survey Protocol Survey Data Sheet (Appendix 1) Data Entry Template (Appendix 2) Contact Dr. Marissa McMahan at mmcmahan@manomet.org for more information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6026cbaf8dfa6838a1b67b5e/1f46492f-7888-4256-8e4c-8514f8fb1383/Shore_home_picture.png Initiatives - Make it stand out Shellfish Ordinances and Residency Requirements With recent increases in home prices and inflation, residency requirements and licensing were topics of interest raised during our December 2022 Working Group meeting. In an effort to provide information to town shellfish committees as they review their ordinances, our ResilienceCorps fellow, Virginia Hawkins, collected information and conducted interviews in winter and spring of 2023. Through this research, we hope to gain a better understanding of how residency requirements in municipal shellfish ordinances are affecting shellfish harvesters' ability to maintain their commercial licenses as the cost of living in coastal Maine towns continues to increase. In fall of 2023, the Working Group released a guidance document for towns navigating these challenging discussions, Residency and Access to Commercial Shellfish Licenses. Contact Jessica Joyce for more information. 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