Maine lobstermen have had great results from the first three years of spat collection efforts.
Portland Press Herald article

email Marsden Brewer of the Fishing Community Based Project. Here's some updates from the past months.

Here's a photo from Bethany Starr of the Beal's Island Hatchery of some brand new scallop.

Here's a link to Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center to order the the beautiful booklet (99-10FR)
about the trip to Japan to see the spat collection based scallop fishery.

Cobscook Bay Resource Center is also going ahead full steam. Take a look at what they're doing!