DEPT. OF MARINE RESOURCES

• About DMR
• Aquaculture
• Aquarium, Library, Lighthouse, Education
• Commercial Fisheries
• Councils, Meetings, etc.
• Health & Safety: Is it Safe to Eat/Swim/Fish?
• Laws and Regulations
• Licenses
• Marine Patrol
• Municipal Shellfish
• Recreational Fishing
• Research and Surveys
• Species Info (lobsters, clams, whales, etc.)
• Weather, Tides, Sunrise, Environmental Data
• Wetlands, Permit Review

About the Maine Department of Marine Resources

See the sections below for DMR organization (offices, bureaus, and divisions), contact information, plans, and job and volunteering opportunities.

Organization

• Office of the Commissioner
• Administration and Licensing
• Community Resource Development
  • Aquaculture
  • Wetlands, Permit Review
• Bureau of Marine Patrol
• Bureau of Resource Management
  • Biological Monitoring and Assessment Division
  • Ecology Division
  • Marine Education Division
    • Burnt Island Living Lighthouse
    • Maine State Aquarium
  • Public Health Division
• Bureau of Sea-Run Fisheries and Habitat
• Bigelow/DMR Library, Fishermen's Library, and Information Center

Addresses, Phone Numbers, Staff Listing, and Directions

• Office, laboratory, and aquarium phone numbers, addresses, and directions
• Staff listing with e-mail addresses and phone numbers
• Marine Patrol roster and office phone numbers
• DMR Webmaster
• Shellfish Red Tide and Sanitation Hotline 1-800-232-4733
• Marine Animal Reporting Hotline 1-800-532-9551

DMR Planning

• DMR Strategic Plan, September 2000
• 2009 Research Plan, MS Word format, 332 kb, requires MS Word or the free MS Word Viewer (download here) or
  2009 Research Plan, PDF format, 374 kb, requires Adobe Acrobat or the free Adobe Reader (download here).

Employment and Volunteering Opportunities at DMR

• Job Openings
• Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for contract work
• Volunteer programs
  • Water quality, phytoplankton monitoring, and horseshoe crab surveys
  • Maine State Aquarium

DMR is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/H - Reasonable accommodations considered upon request. Contact Amanda Beckwith, Personnel Officer, NRSC (207-287-7578), or e-mail amanda.beckwith@maine.gov for complaints or accommodation requests.

DMR Purpose

 

"The Department of Marine Resources is 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..."

- Maine Title 12, Chapter 603 §6021.

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