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emily’s oysters + Lanes island shellfish

Emily Selinger & Amanda Moeser | Freeport and Yarmouth, ME

“All I did was give Emily one floating line of rope in the ocean, and that sparked a livelihood for her.” Amanda’s small gesture of kindness allowed Emily to imagine a life on the water she hadn’t considered before - as an oyster farmer.

Nautical farms

Jake Patryn & Morgan-Lea Fogg | Machias, ME

Jake and Morgan were looking for a way to get back to Maine and build a business on the water that they could call their own. When seaweed farming crossed their paths, it was a surprising but perfect fit.

Ice house oysters

John Cotton & Toni Small | Port Clyde, ME

Lifelong commercial fisherman John Cotton was unsure about growing oysters, but his excitement for new adventure on the water was too strong to keep him from diving in headfirst.

tidal 9 fisheries

Karen Cooper & Foy Brown | North Haven, ME

Karen had no doubt that kelp farming would be a great complement to her lobstering, her father Foy on the other hand, needed a little more convincing.

North haven oyster co.

Adam Campbell | North Haven, ME

Adam’s oyster farm has helped support his fishing and his family for the past two decades. Now he’s passing his knowledge on to his son and other young Mainers looking for new ways to be part of the working waterfront.

Films produced by GoodFight Media.