{"id":91,"date":"2022-04-26T09:49:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T13:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:01:30","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/coastal-access-toolkit\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id91_b6d4d1-87{margin-top:-20px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id91_b6d4d1-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id91_b6d4d1-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id91_b6d4d1-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:29px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ffad50-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_ffad50-b0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ffad50-b0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ffad50-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_ffad50-b0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading91_ffad50-b0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_ffad50-b0\">table of contents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/coastal-access-toolkit\/resources\/#resourceorgs\">Maine Coastal Access Resource Organizations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/coastal-access-toolkit\/resources\/#bib\">Bibliography by Publication Date<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column91_ace902-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column91_ace902-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column91_ace902-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column91_ace902-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column91_ace902-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column91_ace902-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column91_ace902-4b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column91_ace902-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column91_ace902-4b > 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column91_a0da35-2e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_42992d-38, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_42992d-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_42992d-38\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_42992d-38 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_42992d-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_42992d-38\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_42992d-38 img.kb-inline-image, 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.kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id91_a0a229-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id91_a0a229-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id91_a0a229-44 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id91_a0a229-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id91_a0a229-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id91_a0a229-44 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column91_689cbe-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column91_689cbe-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column91_689cbe-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column91_689cbe-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column91_689cbe-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column91_689cbe-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column91_689cbe-70{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column91_689cbe-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column91_689cbe-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column91_689cbe-70\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainecoastfishermen.org\/case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coastal Access Strategy Exchange<\/a><\/strong> The Coastal Access Strategy Exchange (CASE) works to preserve and expand the footpaths, wharves, piers, and other working waterfront locations that provide essential access points to coastal fisheries and waters of the Gulf of Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_af8fac-f4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_af8fac-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_af8fac-f4\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_af8fac-f4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_af8fac-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_af8fac-f4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_af8fac-f4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_af8fac-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_af8fac-f4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_af8fac-f4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_af8fac-f4\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ceimaine.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coastal Enterprises Inc.<\/a><\/strong> Coastal Enterprises, Inc, is a private, non-profit community development corporation founded to create social and economic opportunities in Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downeastconservationnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Downeast Conservation Network<\/a><\/strong> Downeast Conservation Network&#8217;s mission is to strengthen communities and land conservation through collaborative action in Maine\u2019s Hancock and Washington Counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gouldsboroshore.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gouldsboro Shore<\/a><\/strong> Gouldsboro\u2019s Coastal Resilience Committee uses the&nbsp;<em>Gouldsboro Shore<\/em>&nbsp;website to keep residents and others up-to-date on activities and events related to the town\u2019s more than 50 miles of marine shoreline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmri.org\/impacts\/strategic-initiatives\/developing-the-blue-economy-supporting-working-waterfronts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gulf of Maine Research Institute<\/a><\/strong> The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is an independent, objective, non-partisan marine research institute headquartered in Portland, Maine and working across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.islandinstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Island Institute<\/a><\/strong> Island Institute is a 42 year-old community development organization that boldly navigates climate and economic change with island and coastal communities to expand opportunities and deliver solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.landtrustalliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Land Trust Alliance<\/a><\/strong> The Land Trust Alliance unites and champions organizations in local communities working to save natural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maineaqua.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Aquaculture Association<\/a><\/strong> The Maine Aquaculture Association is a non-profit trade association that represents Maine\u2019s aquatic farmers at the state, federal, and international levels. They support Maine\u2019s aquatic growers in developing economically and environmentally sustainable business practices, promote the benefits of aquaculture in the local food system, and preserve Maine\u2019s working waterfronts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainecoastfishermen.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Maine Coast Fishermen&#8217;s Association<\/strong><\/a> The Maine Coast Fishermen&#8217;s Association&nbsp;works to enhance the sustainability of Maine\u2019s fisheries by advocating for the needs of community-based fishermen&nbsp;and the environmental restoration of the Gulf of Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcht.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Coast Heritage Trust<\/a><\/strong> Conserves and stewards Maine\u2019s coastal lands and islands for their renowned scenic beauty, outdoor recreational opportunities, ecological diversity and working landscapes. MCHT also coordinates the Maine Land Trust Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dmr\/programs\/maine-coastal-program\"><strong>Maine Coastal Program<\/strong><\/a> The Maine Coastal Program works to sustain Maine\u2019s coastal resources and maritime economy while balancing restoration, development, and planning for coastal hazards. The Program is a cooperative partnership between NOAA\u2019s Office of Coastal Management and the State of Maine; it is housed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/moca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Office of Community Affairs<\/a> (MOCA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)<\/a><\/strong>  The Maine DEP protects and restores Maine&#8217;s natural resources and enforces state environmental laws by preventing, abating, and controlling pollution of the air, water, and land. This involves administering programs, making regulatory decisions, providing technical support to policymakers, and educating the public. The DEP aims to preserve and enhance the natural environment and ensure the public can use and enjoy its resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dmr\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR)<\/a><\/strong> The Maine DMR conserves and develops marine and estuarine resources, promotes coastal fishing industries, conducts scientific research, and implements and enforces laws and regulations to protect these resources. This includes licensing commercial and non-commercial fishing and aquaculture, monitoring marine species, protecting habitats, and providing public safety services through the Marine Patrol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Department of Transportation (DOT)<\/a><\/strong> The Maine DOT supports economic opportunity and quality of life by responsibly providing their customers the safest and most reliable transportation system possible, given available resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Maine Governor\u2019s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF)<\/strong><\/a> GOPIF collaborates across State agencies, stakeholders, and public to recommend innovative policy solutions for critical issues facing Maine. Their areas of focus include climate change, workforce development, housing, issues facing youth and older Maine people, the opioid crisis, and Maine&#8217;s long-term economic prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/maineharbormasters.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Harbor Master\u2019s Association<\/a><\/strong> Maine Harbor Master\u2019s Association is an organization of 200+ harbormasters that maintain unobstructed navigation in Maine\u2019s harbors and coastline. The Association works with partners to provide harbormasters with education and ways to interact on waterfront issues and ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/future\/infrastructure-commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Maine Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission<\/strong><\/a> The Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission is charged with reviewing and evaluating Maine\u2019s response to the recent storms, identifying crucial areas for near-term investment and policy needs, and developing the state\u2019s first long-term infrastructure plan to ensure that Maine is ready for the harsh storms ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mita.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Island Trail Association<\/a><\/strong> The Maine Island Trail Association\u2019s goal is to establish a model of thoughtful use and volunteer stewardship for the Maine islands that will assure their conservation in a natural state while providing an exceptional recreational asset that is maintained and cared for by the people who use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainemarinetrades.com\/\">Maine Marine Trades Association<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>promotes statewide cooperation and best practices for businesses within the commercial and recreational boating sectors. They are a non-profit trade association that supports the industry through advocacy and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.memun.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Municipal Association<\/a><\/strong> The Maine Municipal Association (MMA) is a voluntary membership organization offering an array of professional services to municipalities and other local governmental entities in Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/moca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Maine Office of Community Affairs (MOCA)<\/strong><\/a> MOCA is a State office that partners with Maine communities to strengthen planning and implementation at the local level. It serves as a one-stop shop within State government to provide coordinated and efficient planning, technical assistance, and financial support to towns, cities, Tribal governments and regional entities, to help them better plan for common challenges, pursue solutions, and create stronger, more resilient communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seagrant.umaine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Sea Grant<\/a><\/strong> Maine Sea Grant\u2019s mission is to support the responsible use and conservation of coastal resources to sustain diverse, thriving coastal communities and ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_18b46e-4b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_18b46e-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_18b46e-4b\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_18b46e-4b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_18b46e-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_18b46e-4b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_18b46e-4b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_18b46e-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_18b46e-4b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_18b46e-4b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_18b46e-4b\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/accessingthemainecoast\/wwf-resilience\/#wwc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Working Waterfront Coalition<\/a><\/strong> The Maine Working Waterfront Coalition is a statewide, non-partisan collaboration of public and private marine sector partners dedicated to supporting and enhancing Maine\u2019s working waterfront through policy, communication and outreach, data projects, and pursuing funding opportunities to support collective work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manomet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Manomet Conservation Sciences<\/strong><\/a> Manomet uses science and collaboration to strengthen bird migration routes, coastal ecosystems, and working lands and seas across the Western Hemisphere. They have specifically worked to support access within the wild shellfish fishery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nsglc.olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Sea Grant Law Center<\/a><\/strong> The National Sea Grant Law Center conducts research on marine laws and policies, coordinates ocean and coastal law researchers, and disseminates information to coastal and ocean policy-makers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalworkingwaterfronts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Working Waterfront Networks (NWWN)<\/a> <\/strong>NWWN is a nationwide network of businesses, industry associations, nonprofits, local governments and communities, state and federal agencies, universities, Sea Grant programs, and individuals dedicated to supporting, preserving, and enhancing our nation\u2019s working waterfronts and waterways.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_504bdf-41, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_504bdf-41[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_504bdf-41\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_504bdf-41 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_504bdf-41[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_504bdf-41\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_504bdf-41 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_504bdf-41[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_504bdf-41\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_504bdf-41 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_504bdf-41\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sosmaine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Save our Shores Maine<\/a><\/strong> A grass-roots, volunteer organization seeking to educate the public to maintain and preserve Maine&#8217;s coastal heritage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisecounty.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sunrise County Economic Council<\/a><\/strong> &nbsp;Sunrise County Economic Council initiates and facilitates the creation of jobs and prosperity in Washington County, Maine, by working with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisecounty.org\/about\/our-partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a consortium<\/a>&nbsp;of community-minded businesses, not-for-profit organizations, municipalities and citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/northeast.surfrider.org\/\"><strong>Surfrider Foundation, Northern New England Chapter<\/strong> <\/a>A non-profit, grassroots environmental organization dedicated to protecting and preserving our world&#8217;s oceans, waves and beaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationfund.org\/our-impact\/impact-map\/maine\/\">The Conservation Fund<\/a><\/strong> helps to protect wetlands and coastlines, support sustainably managed forests, and ensure both environmental and economic benefits for years to come. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ef1f09-17, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ef1f09-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_ef1f09-17\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ef1f09-17 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ef1f09-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_ef1f09-17\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ef1f09-17 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ef1f09-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_ef1f09-17\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_ef1f09-17 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_ef1f09-17\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tpl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trust for Public Lands<\/a><\/strong> A land conservation and open space resource for landowners, government agencies and community groups interested in protecting land for human enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/marine.umaine.edu\/\">University of Maine MARINE Initiative<\/a> <\/strong>The <strong>M<\/strong>arine&nbsp;<strong>A<\/strong>ligned&nbsp;<strong>R<\/strong>esearch,&nbsp;<strong>I<\/strong>nnovation, and&nbsp;<strong>N<\/strong>ationally-recognized&nbsp;<strong>E<\/strong>ducation (UMaine MARINE) initiative builds on the University of Maine&#8217;s marine programs to unite marine-related faculty, staff, and students across the University of Maine System with each other and with collaborators from industry, government, and the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainelaw.maine.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Maine School of Law\u2019s Center for Law and Innovation<\/a><\/strong> The Center for Law and Innovation of the University of Maine School of Law supports Maine&#8217;s investments in science and technology by studying and teaching about the role of intellectual property law in economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items91_249c59-f2:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items91_249c59-f2 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 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data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_cedbe3-f3\">Bibliography by Publication Date<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ad2126-5d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ad2126-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_ad2126-5d\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ad2126-5d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ad2126-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_ad2126-5d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ad2126-5d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ad2126-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_ad2126-5d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_ad2126-5d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_ad2126-5d\"><em>The publications offered are considered archival materials. For accommodation, please contact<\/em> wwfaccessinfo@maine.edu <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1-yRWLe3I7LUnJfKZnEkIQaYlh6XzhViizJIpcUr-YRQ\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resources for Working Waterfront Resilience<\/a>. <\/strong>Assembled by Island Institute, Maine Sea Grant, Maine Coastal Program, UMaine MARINE. Most recent update January 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainecoastfishermen.org\/working-waterfront-resource-guide\"><strong>Working Waterfront Resource Guid<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainecoastfishermen.org\/working-waterfront-resource-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>e<\/strong><\/a>. Maine Coast Fishermen\u2019s Association. October 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/60c48f920ac74074944c071a88d79abb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Casco Bay\u2019s Working Waterfront<\/strong><\/a>, Explore how the intertidal zone and the working waterfront intersect. StoryMap produced as part of the Casco Bay Intertidal Data Portal. 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainecoastfishermen.org\/working-waterfront-inventory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Working Waterfront Inventory Report and Template<\/strong><\/a>. Maine Coast Fishermen\u2019s Association. No date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisecounty.org\/2024\/09\/jonesport-and-beals-local-economy-project-publishes-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Jonesport and Beals Local Economy Project<\/strong><\/a>. Sunrise County Economic Council et al. September 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gouldsboroshore.me\/2023\/11\/01\/scuttlebutt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scuttlebutt \u2013 Gouldsboro, How to live &amp; work in a waterfront community<\/a>. <\/strong>Gouldsboro Shore. November 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainecoastfishermen.org\/post\/scuttlebutt-a-guide-to-living-working-in-a-waterfront-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scuttlebutt \u2013 Harpswell, How to live &amp; work in a waterfront community<\/a>. <\/strong>Maine Coast Fishermen\u2019s Association. January 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1QlVDobKHh6TgIAjnkbwLV8z85g_70Mtj\/view?usp=drive_link\">Resources for Preserving Commercial Fishing Acce<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1QlVDobKHh6TgIAjnkbwLV8z85g_70Mtj\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ss<\/a>.<\/strong> Maine Coastal Program for Maine DMR Shellfish Advisory Coouncil. December 2022. (PDF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manomet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GuidetoDevelopingInventoryofAccess-122023.pdf\"><strong>Guide to Developing an Inventory of Access Points to the Intertidal.<\/strong><\/a> Manomet. December 2023. (PDF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manomet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MappingAccesstoIntertidal-122023.pdf\"><strong>Mapping Access to the Intertidal in Six Towns in Casco Ba<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manomet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MappingAccesstoIntertidal-122023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>y<\/strong><\/a>. Manomet. December 2023. (PDF)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cascobayregionalshellfishworkinggroup.org\/initiatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Preserving Access to the Intertidal, A guide for coastal stakeholders and municipalities<\/strong><\/a>. Casco Bay Regional Shellfish Working Group. Summer 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.islandinstitute.org\/priorities\/resilient-economies\/working-waterfronts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Critical Nature of Maine\u2019s Working Waterfronts and Access to the Shore<\/strong><\/a>, Merritt Carey, Esq., for the Island Institute. August 2021. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainecoastfishermen.org\/working-waterfront\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The State of Maine\u2019s Working Waterfront<\/strong><\/a>. Coombs, M. Maine Coast Fishermen\u2019s Association.&nbsp; March 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.mainelaw.maine.edu\/oclj\/vol25\/iss2\/4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Access for the future: Improving Maine\u2019s implementation of the public trust doctrine through municipal controls to ensure coastal access for continuing benefit to Maine\u2019s people and economy<\/strong><\/a>. Allison Kuhns, University of Maine School of Law. Ocean and Coastal Law Journal, June, 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/parks\/about\/submerged_lands.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Submerged Lands, A public resource in Maine<\/strong>.<\/a> Brochure produced by Submerged Lands Program at the Maine Bureau of Parks &amp; Lands. 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.mainelaw.maine.edu\/mlr\/vol68\/iss1\/14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Maine\u2019s Open Lands: Public use of private land, the right to roam and the right to exclude<\/strong><\/a>. Peter H. Kenland. University of Maine School of Law. Maine Law Review, Volume 68. No. 1. January 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.umaine.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/467\/2019\/06\/2016-Public-Shoreline-Access-in-Maine.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public Shoreline Access in Maine: A Citizen\u2019s Guide to Ocean and Coastal Law<\/a><\/strong>, Third Edition <\/em>(PDF)<em>.<\/em><br>Duff, J. 2016. Orono, ME: Maine Sea Grant College Program.. This guide covers the Public Trust Doctrine and \u201cFishing, Fowling and Navigation,\u201d Moody Beach and other relevant cases, Maine\u2019s trespass law and ways to secure public access rights. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_eaa241-77, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_eaa241-77[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_eaa241-77\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_eaa241-77 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_eaa241-77[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_eaa241-77\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_eaa241-77 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_eaa241-77[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_eaa241-77\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_eaa241-77 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_eaa241-77\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1lxo25kHHKEUiabMIBWrz5aZxXbte3t7k\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Working Waterfront Protection Through Tax Policy: a transferability analysis of tax-focused portions of the &#8220;Accessing the Maine Coast&#8221; website<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (PDF 472KB) and <em><a href=\"coastal_access_toolkit\/2012-06-26_SeaGrant_MaineAccessWebTransferabilityAnalysis_AppendixA.pdf\">Appe<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1LeM_POL0TlNbmkWIPNc0yWN0kFfAYTzC\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ndix<\/a><\/em> (PDF 932K)<br>By Agnieszka A Pinette University of Maine School of Law, June 2012<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_d20a7a-72, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_d20a7a-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_d20a7a-72\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_d20a7a-72 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_d20a7a-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_d20a7a-72\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_d20a7a-72 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_d20a7a-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_d20a7a-72\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_d20a7a-72 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_d20a7a-72\"><a id=\"6c\" name=\"6c\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1w5ILqNZTL6bGAESWJhx-bG03jcE2zWiO\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Working Waterfront Preservation: Opportunities Posed by Tax Policy<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u2013 Executive Summary (PDF 36 KB)<br>By Kristen Grant, Amanda LaBelle, and Catherine Schmitt, Maine Sea Grant, December 2010<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_62a6fc-6a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_62a6fc-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_62a6fc-6a\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_62a6fc-6a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_62a6fc-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_62a6fc-6a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_62a6fc-6a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_62a6fc-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_62a6fc-6a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_62a6fc-6a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_62a6fc-6a\"><a id=\"6a\" name=\"6a\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1o6bTv8hbAbz5Of9kmXIDENCTYc4UcG1H\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Working Waterfront Tax Strategies<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (PDF 216 KB)<br>By Steven R. Gerlach, Esq., Bernstein Shur, Counselors at Law, September, 2010. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_77c10e-04, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_77c10e-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_77c10e-04\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_77c10e-04 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_77c10e-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_77c10e-04\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_77c10e-04 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_77c10e-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_77c10e-04\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p id=\"TB\" class=\"kt-adv-heading91_77c10e-04 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_77c10e-04\"><a id=\"6b\" name=\"6b\"><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Arg_RlAq_Uu-dthsJrqVa1bcQJCLF1Mu\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tax-based Opportunities and Challenges for Working Waterfront Protection<\/strong><\/a> (PDF 364 KB)<br>By Michael Dixon, University of Maine School of Law, Marine Law Institute, July 2010.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_f2d6b4-d9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_f2d6b4-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_f2d6b4-d9\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_f2d6b4-d9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_f2d6b4-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_f2d6b4-d9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_f2d6b4-d9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_f2d6b4-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_f2d6b4-d9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p id=\"LT\" class=\"kt-adv-heading91_f2d6b4-d9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_f2d6b4-d9\"><a id=\"6\" name=\"6\"><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1iW83IeaIWSyj2afeKU0_nuO4qsDPZrWo\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Legal Tools to Enhance Public Coastal Access While Protecting Private Property Rights<\/strong><\/a><\/em><a href=\"Legal_Tools_for_Access.pdf\">.<\/a> (PDF 225.6 KB)<br>By David Kallin and Rita Heimes, University of Maine School of Law Marine Law Institute, March 2008. This booklet represents a comprehensive white paper report of research conducted as the foundation for the creation of this website. The report includes definitions of the kinds of access, information on conveying or acquiring property, private agreements, environmental\/land use regulations, and taxation as a tool for waterfront access. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_311856-3d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_311856-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_311856-3d\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_311856-3d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_311856-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_311856-3d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_311856-3d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_311856-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_311856-3d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_311856-3d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_311856-3d\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/municipalplanning\/docs\/ScenicAssessmentRpt_LowRes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Coastal Scenic Inventories Resources Handbook<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (PDF).<br>Maine Coastal Program. 2008. This is a \u201chow to\u201d guide for using the State Planning Office\u2019s Scenic Inventory methodology to identify, evaluate, and document scenic resources, such as scenic access. This new 2008 publication will soon be available on the <a href=\"http:\/\/maine.gov\/spo\/coastal\/downloadcenter.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Coastal Program website<\/a> as a PDF.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_73e8a6-39, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_73e8a6-39[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_73e8a6-39\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_73e8a6-39 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_73e8a6-39[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_73e8a6-39\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_73e8a6-39 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_73e8a6-39[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_73e8a6-39\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_73e8a6-39 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_73e8a6-39\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1nuTWYojl81EO4fevv4vV_Xtuqu9jk03u\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Access to the Waterfront: Issues and Solutions across the Nation<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>(PDF).<br>Springuel, Natalie and Schmitt, Catherine. 2007. Orono, ME: Maine Sea Grant College Program. This report characterizes the scope of coastal access issues nationwide and the effects on coastal communities, as well as inventories, solutions, and tools being implemented by Sea Grant and other programs. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_b39601-1e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_b39601-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_b39601-1e\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_b39601-1e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_b39601-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_b39601-1e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_b39601-1e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_b39601-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_b39601-1e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_b39601-1e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_b39601-1e\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.islandinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/TheLast20Miles_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Last 20 Miles<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><br>Island Institute. 2007. Rockland, ME These research findings presented in these Island Institute reports calculate the extent of the Maine coastline in 2007 that was accessible for working waterfront activities, how these access points are owned, and the potential threats to their loss. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_85c6f4-8a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_85c6f4-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_85c6f4-8a\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_85c6f4-8a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_85c6f4-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_85c6f4-8a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_85c6f4-8a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_85c6f4-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_85c6f4-8a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_85c6f4-8a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_85c6f4-8a\">Schwartz, Maurice, L. 2005. <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/about\/Encyclopedia_of_Coastal_Science.html?id=VWnxpAxp6TMC\"><strong>The Encyclopedia of Coastal Science<\/strong><\/a>, by Springer, the Netherlands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.umaine.edu\/resource\/moosabec-the-downeast-fishing-community-of-beals-and-jonesport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Moosabec: The Downeast Fishing Community of Beals and Jonesport<\/strong><\/a>, Maine Sea Grant,&nbsp; Washington County Council of Governments, and the towns of Beals and Jonesport. 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.umaine.edu\/resource\/harpswells-working-waterfronts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Harpswell\u2019s Working Waterfronts<\/strong><\/a>, Maine Sea Grant and the Town of Harpswell. 2004<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.umaine.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/467\/2019\/05\/2006-maine-waterfront-access-cei-mcp-tracking-commercial-fishing-access.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tracking Commercial Fishing Access (2004)<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (PDF 4.17 MB) <em><br>Tracking Commercial Fishing Access: A Survey of Harbormasters in 25 Maine Coastal Communities,<\/em> A report by Coastal Enterprises, Inc submitted to the Maine State Planning Office Coastal Program, September 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_e1a5b5-5b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_e1a5b5-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_e1a5b5-5b\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_e1a5b5-5b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_e1a5b5-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_e1a5b5-5b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_e1a5b5-5b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_e1a5b5-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_e1a5b5-5b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p id=\"CO\" class=\"kt-adv-heading91_e1a5b5-5b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_e1a5b5-5b\"><a id=\"4\" name=\"4\"><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcht.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ConservationOptions-_r8_sm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Conservation Options, a Guide for Maine Landowners<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (PDF).<br>Maine Coast Heritage Trust. 2003. This handbook offers landowners information on how to protect land in ways that can make good financial sense. Many conservation methods offer tax advantages, helping to reduce estate, income and property taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.umaine.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/467\/2019\/05\/2006-maine-waterfront-access-scec-paths-and-piers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Paths and Piers<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (PDF 476 KB)<br><em>Paths and Piers: A study of Commercial Fishing Access in Downeast Maine Communities,<\/em> A report by Sunrise County Economic Council for The Maine Coastal Program, January 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.umaine.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/467\/2019\/05\/2006-maine-waterfront-access-cei-mcp-preserving-commercial-fishing-access.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Preserving Commercial Fishing Access<\/a><\/em> <\/strong>(PDF 1.39 MB)<br><em>Preserving Commercial Fishing Access: A Study of Working Waterfronts in 25 Maine Communities,<\/em> A report by Coastal Enterprises, Inc submitted to the Maine State Planning Office. 2002. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_0dac42-27, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_0dac42-27[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_0dac42-27\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_0dac42-27 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_0dac42-27[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_0dac42-27\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_0dac42-27 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_0dac42-27[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_0dac42-27\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_0dac42-27 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_0dac42-27\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maineharbormasters.org\/_files\/ugd\/95758d_2adad4521e014b33b3b77a35c7473cab.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harbor Management Handbook<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><br>Maine Harbormaster\u2019s Association. 1997. This is a legal guide for harbor masters and coastal officials. Now available on their website.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_118e64-52, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_118e64-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_118e64-52\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_118e64-52 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_118e64-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_118e64-52\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_118e64-52 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_118e64-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_118e64-52\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_118e64-52 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_118e64-52\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/CZIC-tc224-m2-r54-1995\/pdf\/CZIC-tc224-m2-r54-1995.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Right Tack, Charting Your Harbor\u2019s Future<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (PDF).<br>Maine Coastal Program, 1995. This handbook provides resources, describes options, lists principles, and outlines what others have done to guide municipalities in crafting appropriate harbor plans. Available in hard copy by contacting the main office of the <a href=\"http:\/\/maine.gov\/spo\/coastal\/projects\/access.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Coastal Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_cd5d37-49, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_cd5d37-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_cd5d37-49\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_cd5d37-49 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_cd5d37-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_cd5d37-49\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_cd5d37-49 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_cd5d37-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_cd5d37-49\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_cd5d37-49 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_cd5d37-49\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/armcol.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2853.-Manual-de-construccion-de-muelles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Waterfront Construction Handbook<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (PDF).<br>Maine Coastal Program. This handbook offers guidelines for the design and construction of waterfront facilities. Available in hard copy by contacting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dmr\/programs\/maine-coastal-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Coastal Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_14155a-91, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_14155a-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_14155a-91\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_14155a-91 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_14155a-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_14155a-91\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_14155a-91 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_14155a-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_14155a-91\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_14155a-91 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_14155a-91\"><a id=\"1\" name=\"1\"><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/11_pJePbHt-c1dhKE6u9rR_J5xfOofWAN\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Access to Coastal and Inland Waters, the Public Use of Private Lands<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (PDF 1.4 MB).<br>University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Sea Grant, and Land and Water Resources Council, and Maine Municipal Association. 1988. This publication covers Maine law regarding landowner and municipal rights and responsibilities regarding traditional access, the Moody Beach Case, Great Ponds, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>North Atlantic Water Dependent Use Study: Managing the Shoreline for Water Dependent Uses: A Handbook of Legal Tools.<\/strong> Volumes 1 and 2. Portland, ME: University of Southern Maine.<\/em><br>Marine Law Institute. 1988. This study is a comprehensive resource for those who seek to develop sounds, implementable policies to protect our waterfronts for water dependent uses and to preserve access for those activities that rely upon our nation\u2019s coasts. Executive summary and table of contents available by contacting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawandinnovation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center for Law and Innovation at Maine School of Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ad6784-6a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ad6784-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_ad6784-6a\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ad6784-6a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ad6784-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_ad6784-6a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ad6784-6a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_ad6784-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_ad6784-6a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_ad6784-6a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_ad6784-6a\"><a id=\"3\" name=\"3\"><\/a><em><strong>Maine Landowner Liability Explained.<\/strong><\/em><br>Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. A comprehensive review of Maine landowner liability law as it applies to individuals, businesses, non-governmental organizations and other non-governmental entities that own, manage, lease, occupy or hold easements on land. Information available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/IFW\/hunting-trapping\/accessing-private-land\/landowner-liability.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_005d58-25, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_005d58-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_005d58-25\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_005d58-25 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_005d58-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_005d58-25\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_005d58-25 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading91_005d58-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_005d58-25\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading91_005d58-25 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading91_005d58-25\"><em><strong>Citizens\u2019 Guides to Coastal and Ocean Law.<\/strong><br><\/em>Series produced by Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine School of Law (Marine Law Institute). Though this series is dated from the early 1990\u2019s, the information is still relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items91_26b1b0-f1:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items91_26b1b0-f1 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items91_26b1b0-f1 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:15px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items91_26b1b0-f1 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:23px;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items91_26b1b0-f1 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:15px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items91_26b1b0-f1 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items91_26b1b0-f1 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aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><a id=\"2\" name=\"2\"><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1whFtuSCCLnXSG13gk89H2BlEDpbOzm95\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public Shoreline Access and the Moody Beach Case<\/a><\/em> (PDF 2.3MB) <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-91_703f1a-84 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap 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noopener\">Protecting Against Liability for Landowners who Allow Public Access<\/a><\/em> (PDF 1.6 MB) <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-91_ff1850-6f .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-91_ff1850-6f\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 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