PORTLAND — Ways in which commercial fishermen, aquaculturists and those in the tourism industry can work together to create greater economic success will be the focus of three workshops offered by Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine Cooperative Extension in partnership with the Lobster Institute, Island Institute and Maine Aquaculture Association.
The workshops will take place 5- 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11 at the UMaine Hutchinson Center in Belfast; 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 at Machias Savings Bank Community Room in Machias; and 1-4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 at the University of Southern Maine’s Abromson Building in Portland.
Anyone involved in the fisheries, aquaculture or tourism industry or related support organizations is invited to attend any of the free workshops. Sessions will include information from guest speakers on topics such as the legal issues pertaining to offering boat or farm tours and ways seafood producers can enhance their businesses by building relationships with tour operators, restaurant owners and innkeepers.
Pizza will be offered at the Belfast and Machias sessions and snacks will be provided at the Portland workshop.
A registration form and more information, such as fact sheets and legal research produced for the series, are available on the Maine Sea Grant’s (www.seagrant.umaine.edu/ fisheries-tourism) website. Registration is required.
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