This notice is to inform harvesters that Maine is exiting the Episodic Event Set Aside (EESA) fishery as
the available quota is almost consumed. The EESA fishery CLOSES Sunday, September 21, 2025 at
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A public hearing has been scheduled for October 6, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. to take public comment on the proposed rulemaking for Chapter 11 Scallops. The public hearing will be held at DMR Conference Room 118, Marquardt Building, 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta ME and remotely via Microsoft Teams.
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Please hold the date for the next Lobster Zone E Council Meeting to be held Wednesday, September 24th, 2025 at 5:00 PM. This meeting will be held in-person at the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, located at 297 Bath Road, Wiscasset.
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Please hold the date for the next Lobster Zone A Council Meeting to be held Thursday, September 25th, 2025 at 4:00 PM. This meeting will be held in-person at the Washington Academy Library, located at 66 Cutler Road, East Machias.
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Please hold the date for the next Lobster Zone G Council Meeting to be held Tuesday, September 30th, 2025 at 5:00 PM. This meeting will be held in-person at the Kennebunkport Fire Station, located at 32 North Street, Kennebunkport.
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The Scallop Advisory Council will meet Wednesday, October 1st @ 4 p.m. This meeting will be hybrid in format, with the in-person meeti
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The Commercial Fishing Safety Council will meet on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams
A link to join the meeting is below and an agenda for the meeting is attached.
The Department of Marine Resources is announcing the annual lotteries for scallop drag and scallop dive licenses. Based on licenses retired in 2024, the Department is making available 14 drag licenses (7 drag licenses will be awarded to individuals between the age of 18-30 and 7 drag licenses will be awarded to individuals 31 years of age or older) and 5 dive licenses. The Department will begin accepting applications at noon on September 15th, and the lotteries will remain open until 4:30 pm October 17th.
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The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding public hearings on the aquaculture proposals listed below: