Join us for the third event in the virtual Shellfish Focus Day series, sponsored by Maine Sea Grant and the Maine Fishermen’s Forum. We will hear from harvesters, buyers, wholesalers, and retailers about how clams get from the mud to your plate and the positive impact of shellfish landings on Maine’s economy. Our panelists include:

• Joseph Porada, commercial harvester (Hancock) and Chair of the Frenchman’s Bay Regional Shellfish Committee

• Mike Danforth, operations manager, Maine Shellfish, Shellfish Advisory Council, and DMR Advisory Council (Ellsworth)

• Babara Scully, owner, Scully’s Sea Products and commercial harvester (Edgecomb)

• Tim Sheehan, owner, Gulf of Maine, Inc. and commercial harvester (Pembroke)

• Quang Nguyen, owner, Fishermen’s Net (Portland)

• Boe Marsh, operator, Community Shellfish Company (Bremen)

• Charles Rudelitch - Executive Director, Sunrise County Economic Development Council and member, Downeast Fisheries Partnership (Machias)

• Kohl Kanwit - Director of the Bureau of Public Health, Maine Department of Marine Resources and Chair, Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (Boothbay Harbor)

This event will be moderated by Natalie Springel (Maine Sea Grant) and Jessica Joyce (Tidal Bay Consulting).

How to join: This will be an online meeting using Zoom software. Pre-registration is not necessary. If you have technical issues joining the meeting, please call the University of Maine Help Desk on (207) 581-2506. 

• Use this link to join the event on your computer or smartphone.

• To join by phone, dial (301) 715-8592 and enter the Meeting ID: 893 3297 5035 and Passcode: 116603

If you miss the live online event, you can listen to the radio broadcast on April 23 at 4 PM on WERU Radio.