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Cobscook Bay Rockweed Management Area

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Background Information

• Recent announcements from DMR deputy commissioner David Etnier to the seaweed industry
• State of Maine Legislature, LD 345 as amended, "An Act To Regulate the Rockweed Harvest in Cobscook Bay", June 2009

2009 Cobscook Bay Rockweed Harvest Sectors, Allocations, and Harvest Limits

• Sector and conservation areas map, October 14, 2009, jpg file, 1 page, 505 kb
• Harvest sector allocation table for 2009, June 17, 2009, pdf file, 1 page, 19 kb
• Estimated biomass and 2009 harvest limits table for Acadian Seaplants Ltd and North American Kelp/George Harris Jr., revised August 23, 2009, pdf file, 1 page, 37 kb

2009 Cobscook Bay Rockweed Harvest Plans

• Acadian Seaplants Limited, June 17, 2009
• North American Kelp/George Harris, Jr., June 24, 2009

Maine seaweed buyer license application

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