{"id":23103,"date":"2021-03-26T07:28:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T11:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?p=23103"},"modified":"2021-03-26T08:42:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T12:42:08","slug":"2021-shellfish-focus-day-shifts-to-multiple-virtual-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2021\/03\/26\/2021-shellfish-focus-day-shifts-to-multiple-virtual-events\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Shellfish Focus Day shifts to multiple, virtual events"},"content":{"rendered":"<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 focused on important topics in Maine\u2019s shellfish industry.<\/p>\n<p>Coming up on April 14, 2 \u2013 4 p.m., the final event will focus on \u201cShellfish Markets and the Seafood Supply Chain.\u201d More information can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cascobayregionalshellfishworkinggroup.org\/calendar\/shellfish-focus-day-3\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Catch a broadcast of the second event, \u201cWhat\u2019s Changing on the Mudlfats?,\u201d on WERU\u2019s Coastal Conversations radio show on Friday, March 26 at 4 p.m. In this event, shellfish harvesters, researchers, and municipal marine resource committee members talk about what they are observing on the flats and their various efforts to survey and monitor wild shellfish populations.<\/p>\n<p>The first event, \u201cShellfish Harvesting for the Future,\u201d was held on February 22 and aired on WERU\u2019s Coastal Conversations radio show\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.weru.org\/coastal-conversations\/2021\/02\/coastal-conversations-2-26-21-maine-fishermens-forum-part-1-shellfish-harvesting-for-the-future\/\">listen here<\/a>.<\/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>Shellfish Focus Day is typically held on the first day of the annual Maine Fishermen\u2019s Forum. 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