{"id":22758,"date":"2021-02-18T12:19:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T17:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?p=22758"},"modified":"2021-02-18T12:19:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T17:19:49","slug":"shellfish-harvesting-for-the-future-event-on-february-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2021\/02\/18\/shellfish-harvesting-for-the-future-event-on-february-22\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cShellfish harvesting for the future\u201d event on February 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tune in on Monday, February 22 at 4 p.m. for \u201cShellfish Harvesting for the Future,\u201d a virtual conversation among harvesters, shellfish wardens, municipal officials, marine resource committee members, and organizations that collaborate with towns on their efforts to conserve and restore wild shellfish populations and intertidal mudflats. Topics will focus on efforts to grow clam seed, connections to water quality issues, and how people are working together to restore shellfish and mudflats. People working on shellfish restoration projects from across the coast will tell stories and share information about what they have learned.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/people\/bridie-mcgreavy\/\">Bridie McGreavy<\/a>, associate professor of environmental communication at UMaine and a Mitchell Center faculty fellow, will host the event with Natalie Springuel, marine extension associate with Maine Sea Grant and host of WERU\u2019s Coastal Conversations radio show.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be offered on Zoom; pre-registration is not necessary. Use this <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3pnzkc7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">link to join<\/a> or visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/fb.me\/e\/1SeIcAtcZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook event page.<\/a>\u00a0A recording of the event will be broadcast on WERU\u2019s Coastal Conversations on February 26 at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Shellfish Focus Day is typically held on the first day of the annual Maine Fishermen\u2019s Forum. After the cancellation of the in-person Forum for 2021, volunteers planned three webinars and radio programs that will focus on important topics in Maine\u2019s shellfish industry. The next two programs will be held in March and April.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Shellfish Focus Day in a 2020 Mitchell Center story, <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/a-fishery-worth-investing-in\/\">\u201cA fishery worth investing in.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tune in on Monday, February 22 at 4 p.m. for \u201cShellfish Harvesting for the Future,\u201d a virtual conversation among harvesters, shellfish wardens, municipal officials, marine resource committee members, and organizations that collaborate with towns on their efforts to conserve and restore wild shellfish populations and intertidal mudflats. 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