Aquaculture Applications

Applications differ depending on the type of operation that is being proposed.

The below files are available in MS Word and/or .pdf file formats. To view MS Word files, please download the free MS Word viewer software here. To view pdf files, download the free Adobe Reader here.

For information regarding the application process click here. Please note that for standard lease applications you must attend a pre-application meeting with the Department and the municipality and you must hold a public scoping session prior to submitting an application. Contact us early in your planning for a lease application; it will help both you and the Department a great deal.

If you have questions, please contact Sylvia Brann.

Limited-purpose (“experimental”) lease application - pdf
Limited-purpose ("experimental") lease application - word
Up to 4 acres for 3 years for the culture of finfish and/or shellfish.

Suspended net-pen culture lease ("standard") application - pdf
Suspended net-pen culture lease ("Standard") application - word
Up to 100 acres for 10 years for the culture of finfish. DEP discharge permit guidance document for Atlantic salmon aquaculture - pdf

Suspended culture lease (“standard”) application - pdf
Suspended culture lease (“standard”) application - word
Up to 100 acres for 10 years for the culture of shellfish with the use of aquaculture gear.

Bottom culture lease (“standard”) application - pdf
Bottom culture lease (“standard”) application - word
Up to 100 acres for 10 years for the culture of shellfish freely on the bottom without the use of gear.

Limited purpose license ("LPA") application - pdf
Limited purpose license ("LPA") application - word
Up to 400 square feet of certain gear for one calendar year for the culture of certain shellfish species.

Lease Transfer Application - pdf
Lease Transfer Application - word

Lease Renewal Application - pdf
Lease Renewal Application - word

Aids to Private Navigation application - pdf

Application for Intervenor status - pdf
Application for Intervenor status - word

Application for the Cultivation of Atlantic Salmon (Hatcheries)

Application for Importation, Introduction, and/or Movement of Finfish - pdf
Application for Importation, Introduction, and/or Movement of Finfish - word