DEPT. OF MARINE RESOURCES
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DMR News
- July 1: NOAA Fisheries Service Outreach Supplements to exemption lines for the State of Maine. Charts depicting detailed printable PDF versions of the corresponding portions of the ALWTRP Maine exemption line.
- June 29: DMR offices and laboratories will be closed Friday, July 3, for the 4th of July state holiday, and closed on Monday, July 6, 2009, due to the 2010-2011 Biennial State Budget, Public Law 2009, Chap. 213, Part SSS. This is the first of ten closure days between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. Exceptions: the Maine State Aquarium will be open every day throughout the summer. Marine Patrol officers are also on duty every day. For more information on contacts and open hours, visit our Contact DMR page.
- June 26: NEFMC approves groundfish Amendment 16, sectors
- June 24: U.S. report on climate change discusses impacts to fisheries, sea level rise, and more
- June 19: Lobster economic sustainability task force final meeting July 1, Hallowell
- June 5: Cobscook Bay Rockweed Management Area
- May 27: Atlantic herring Area 1A open two days a week, beginning June 1
- May 27: Small Business Administration loans and other financial assistance available
- May 23: Maine State Aquarium open for the season to school groups by reservation, and seven days a week to the public
- April 10: Atlantic herring Area 2 closed, effective Apr. 15
- April 6, 2009: NOAA announces interim groundfish rules, effective May 1
- September 2, 2008: NMFS delays the implementation of the sinking groundline requirement until April 5, 2009
- News from NMFS for federal permit holders
| The Maine Dept. of Marine Resources was established to conserve and develop marine and estuarine resources; to conduct and sponsor scientific research; to promote and develop the Maine coastal fishing industries; to advise and cooperate with local, state, and federal officials concerning activities in coastal waters; and to implement, administer, and enforce the laws and regulations necessary for these purposes. |
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July 1, 2009.
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