DEPT. OF MARINE RESOURCES

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Dates of Meetings, Hearings, and Other Marine Resource Events

Department of Marine Resources

• DMR Advisory Council Meetings
• DMR Public Hearings on Proposed Regulations

Aquaculture

• Lease Hearings and Scoping Sessions

Dredging projects

none at this time

Lobsters

• Lobster Advisory Council Meetings
• Lobster Conservation Management Team Meetings
• Lobster Research, Education, and Development Board Meetings
• Lobster Zone Council Meetings

Scallops

• Scallop Advisory Council Meetings

Sea Urchins

• Sea Urchin Zone Council Meetings

Other

• Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission meeting schedule
• Maine Fishermen's Forum
• Maine State Legislature, look for Marine Resources Committee public hearing schedule
• New England Fisheries Management Council Calendar
• See Councils and Other Groups for more

Past Events

• ASMFC Public Hearings on Draft Addendum X to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster Nov. 27, - Nov. 30, 2006 .  The addendum proposes the establishment of a landings data collection program. Scroll down this link to find meeting and contact info, the text of the addendum, and a press release.
• New England Fishery Management Council scoping meetings for Amendment 16 to the federal groundfish plan Nov. 27 - 28, 2006.
• Informational meeting on harbor porpoise take reduction plan for gillnetters Oct. 25 2006 - pdf file
• Informational meetings on red tide disaster relief Aug. 7-10, 2006
• ASMFC Lobster Public Hearings, Addendum VIII, April 10 - 13, 2006 - pdf file
• Scallops - Meetings to discuss amendment to the Federal Scallop Management Plan, February 6 - 13, 2006
• Shrimp/Lobster Gear Conflict Meetings, Nov. 28 - Dec. 12, 2005
  • Shrimp Tow Maps
• Blaine House Conference on Natural Resource-based Industries, Nov. 17, 2003, reports available

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