Aquaculture in Shared Waters Training Program
Aquaculture in Shared Waters is a community-based aquaculture training program which offers trainings for fishermen and sea farmers based in Maine.
ABOUT
Since 2013, Aquaculture in Shared Waters has helped hundreds of fishermen, farmers, and professionals start or improve shellfish and seaweed businesses. We provide hands-on technical training, business planning, and access to financing to support students in building sustainable aquaculture and careers and farms. Courses are held annually and made possible by program partners: the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, Maine Sea Grant, the Maine Aquaculture Association, Coastal Enterprises, lnc., and the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences.
Partner Organizations
2026 Business of Shellfish Aquaculture Training Course
Aquaculture in Shared Waters (AQSW) 2.0: Shellfish is a community-based, 1.5 month training program designed to support current shellfish farmers who have been operating an aquaculture business for 1 to 10 years in Maine. The course will cover important aspects of operating and managing a shellfish farming company at a
2026 Aquaculture Boot Camp
Hosted by the Aquaculture in Shared Waters partners, the Aquaculture Boot Camp will deliver essential skill-building training exercises to prepare new entrants to shellfish and kelp farming as practiced in Maine.
Courses and offerings
Leading industry, regulatory, and scientific experts design and teach Aquaculture in Shared Waters courses, which range from introductory aquaculture courses for early-stage farmers to advanced workshops targeted for established aquaculture businesses.
"Shared Waters prepared our farm for success and gave us good honest feedback about what works and what doesn't. Without this, I don't know where we'd be as a business or a co-op, which formed out of connections made during the class." - AQSW Student
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