Toward a Working- Waterfront Ethic: Preserving Access to Maine’s Coastal Economy, Heritage, and Local Seafood

Authors

Robert Snyder, Island InstituteFollow

Abstract

Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, one for which people are willing to pay a premium. But for Maine fisherman, the coast is how they access their liveli­hood. In 2002 only 25 miles of Maine’s 5,300-mile coastline supported working-waterfront access. This article discusses creative and innovative strategies to preserve Maine’s working waterfront, including current-use taxation, purchase of development rights, and community-supported fisheries (CSF).

First page

80

Last page

86

DOI

https://doi.org/10.53558/ZDDQ2386

Recommended Citation

Snyder, Robert. "Toward a Working- Waterfront Ethic: Preserving Access to Maine’s Coastal Economy, Heritage, and Local Seafood." Maine Policy Review 20.1 (2011) : 80 -86, https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/vol20/iss1/15.