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Maine's Working Waterfront
Working waterfront has always been a limited resource on the coast of Maine. With intensified gentrification, shifting marine resources, climate change, and amplified pressure on the fishermen and fishing businesses, the future of seafood-based working waterfront is more in jeopardy than ever.
MCFA is working with fishermen, partners, and communities to build and deploy tools to better protect and invest in the crucial infrastructure Maine need for fishing communities to thrive.
WORKING WATERFRONT
is crucial for the blue economy.
We're focused on working waterfronts tied to seafood, fisheries, and community access.
Those most at risk of being lost in a place like Maine.
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Projects
Support Working Waterfronts
proactive, positive, and solution-based suggestions for a more vibrant and inclusive working waterfront in Maine
Celebrate the Uniqueness of Coastal Communites
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Create a Care & Maintenance Guide for waterfront Communities (Scuttlebutt: Harpswell Edition)
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Highlight preserved working waterfront properties
Measure, evaluate, document, repeat
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Keep up with changes on the waterfront with MCFA's Inventory Template
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Document evidence of changing oceans
Protect Vulnerable Infrastructure
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Explore funding opportunities to protect at-risk properties
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Think beyond the pier
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Refine the criteria, and prioritize intervention
Engage with the Community
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Recognize community culture (Host a working waterfront panel discussion with MCFA!)
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Work with neighbors for shared solutions
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Pool resources for effective action
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Respect everyone's access
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