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Summary of Alewife Harvesters Focus Groups

Summary of Alewife Harvesters Focus Groups. Jamie Cournane and Christopher Glass, University of New Hampshire In Collaboration with Jeffery Pierce and the Alewife Harvesters of Maine Board of Directors. J. Cournane. Freshwater. Coast. Ocean. International. Local. States. Federal.

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Summary of Alewife Harvesters Focus Groups

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  1. Summary of Alewife Harvesters Focus Groups Jamie Cournane and Christopher Glass, University of New Hampshire In Collaboration with Jeffery Pierce and the Alewife Harvesters of Maine Board of Directors J. Cournane

  2. Freshwater Coast Ocean International Local States Federal

  3. The purpose of the study was to conduct focus groups with Maine fishers on their experiences in alewife fisheries.

  4. Benefits of participating in the study The direct benefit of this research was the collection of focus group participant knowledge in order to provide an important baseline understanding of alewife fisheries in Maine. The benefit to the communityis the collective wisdom and experiences of the harvesters. In addition, results from focus group meetings will be useful for planning purposes by AHM.

  5. Focus Group Questions • What happened at your alewife run this year? Have you seen any changes in the run? • Are you involved in any research projects? If so, do you have any project updates? • In your opinion, what are your most immediate needs for your run? • In your opinion, what do you think AHM should be doing?

  6. Focus Group Questions • What happened at your alewife run this year? Have you seen any changes in the run? • Are you involved in any research projects? If so, do you have any project updates? • In your opinion, what are your most immediate needs for your run? • In your opinion, what do you think AHM should be doing?

  7. What AHM should be doing All: Continue its efforts and…. - Improve fish passage - Help revise sustainable harvest plan - Help create flexibility in harvest plans - More outreach - Market product - Help open more runs to harvest - Improve education and outreach - Market product Machias Eastbrook Warren

  8. What AHM should be doing All: Continue its efforts and…. - Improve fish passage - Help revise sustainable harvest plan - Help create flexibility in harvest plans - More outreach - Market product - Help open more runs to harvest - Improve education and outreach - Market product Machias Eastbrook Warren

  9. What AHM should be doing All: Continue its efforts and…. - Improve fish passage - Help revise sustainable harvest plan - Help create flexibility in harvest plans - More outreach - Market product - Help open more runs to harvest - Improve education and outreach - Market product Machias Eastbrook Warren

  10. What AHM should be doing All: Continue its efforts and…. - Improve fish passage - Help revise sustainable harvest plan - Help create flexibility in harvest plans - More outreach - Market product - Help open more runs to harvest - Improve education and outreach - Market product Machias Eastbrook Warren

  11. What AHM should be doing All: Continue its efforts and…. - Improve fish passage - Help revise sustainable harvest plan - Help create flexibility in harvest plans - More outreach - Market product - Help open more runs to harvest - Improve education and outreach - Market product Machias Eastbrook Warren

  12. Thank you! Focus Group Participants Towns of Machias, Eastbrook, and Warren and our hosts Alewife Harvesters of Maine Board of Directors National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Foreign Affairs Canada, Broad Reach Foundation Karen Hutchins (UMaine), Robin Alden (PERC), Jake Kritzer (EDF) , and Theo Willis (USM)

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