Maine Bacterial Closures: Shellfish Pollution Area Inventory

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Bacterial Closures by Growing Area as of July 3, 2009
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growing area WA	growing area WM	growing area WZ	growing area EL
growing area WB	growing area WN	growing area EA	growing area EM
growing area WC	growing area WP	growing area EB	growing area EN
growing area WD	growing area WQ	growing area EC	growing area EP
growing area WE	growing area WR	growing area ED	growing area EQ
growing area WF	growing area WS	growing area EE	growing area ER
growing area WG	growing area WT	growing area EF	growing area ES
growing area WH	growing area WU	growing area EG	growing area ET
growing area WI	growing area WV	growing area EH	growing area EU
growing area WJ	growing area WW	growing area EI
growing area WK	growing area WX	growing area EJ	Statewide Closures
growing area WL	growing area WY	growing area EK

**Flood Closures**
Area	Description	Date	Species
500	Coastal Maine	7/03/2009	C, Q, O, M

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GROWING AREA WA: Piscataqua River [Maine/New Hampshire border, Piscataqua River to Sisters Point, Kittery, including the Isle of Shoals]

1823 Area No. 1 Piscataqua River (Kittery, Eliot, South Berwick)
1823 Area No. 2-A Portsmouth Harbor and vicinity (Kittery) and Isle of Shoals

GROWING AREA WB: York River [Sisters Point, Kittery to East Point, York]

1824 Area No. 3 Sisters Point (Kittery) to East Point (York)

GROWING AREA WC: Cape Neddick [East Point, York to Bald Head, York]

1824 Area No. 4 East Point to Bald Head Cliff (York)

GROWING AREA WD: Wells [Bald Head, York to Cape Arundel, Kennebunkport]

1824             Area No. 5     Bald Head Cliff (York) to Israels Head (Ogunquit)
1824             Area No. 6     Ogunquit River to Webhannet River (Ogunquit and Wells)
1824/1825    Area No. 7     Little River to Cape Arundel (Wells, Kennebunk and Kennebunkport)

GROWING AREA WE: Cape Porpoise [Cape Arundel, Kennebunkport to Timber Point (including Timber Island), Kennebunkport]

1825/1826 Area No. 8 Cape Arundel to Cape Porpoise (Kennebunkport)
Area No. 9 Sampson Cove to Fortunes Rocks (Kennebunkport and Biddeford)

GROWING AREA WF: Fortunes Rocks [Timber Point, Kennebunkport to East Point, Fletcher Neck, Biddeford]

1826 Area No. 9 Sampson Cove to Fortunes Rocks (Kennebunkport and Biddeford)
1826/1827 *Area No. 10 Saco River and Saco Bay (Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach)

GROWING AREA WG: Saco Bay [East Point to the lookout tower, Prout’s Neck, Scarborough (including Stratton Island)]

1826/1827 *Area No. 10   Saco River and Saco Bay (Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach)
1827           Area No. 11   Scarborough River
1827/32/33 *Area No. 12   Spurwink River, Prout’s Neck, Cape Elizabeth (Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth)

GROWING AREA WH: Spurwick River [Lookout Tower, Prout’s Neck to McKenney Point, Cape Elizabeth]

1827/32/33 *Area No. 12 Spurwink River, Prout’s Neck, Cape Elizabeth (Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth)

GROWING AREA WI: Casco Bay [McKenney Point, Cape Elizabeth to Stockbridge Point, Freeport (including Mosher, Upper Green, Stockman and Bates Islands)]

1832/1833    Area No. 13-A   Portland Area (Cape Elizabeth to Falmouth)
1832/1833 Area No. 13-B   Western Casco Bay (Long Island to Chebeague Island)
1832/33/35 *Area No. 14      Royal River, Cousins River, and vicinity (Cumberland to Freeport)

GROWING AREA WJ: Maquoit Bay [Stockbridge Point to Potts Point, South Harpswell (including Haskell, Great Mark and Little Mark Islands and Drunkers Ledge)]

1835            *Area No. 15      Harraseeket River and Little River (Freeport)
1835            *Area No. 16      Maquoit Bay and Middle Bay (Freeport, Brunswick and Harpswell)
1835            *Area No. 17-B   Harpswell Neck (Harpswell)

GROWING AREA WK: Quahog Bay [Potts Point to Fort Point, Cundy’s Harbor (including Long Reach, Sebascodegan)]

1835/1836     Area No. 17-A   Upper Harpswell Neck and Long Reach (Brunswick to Harpswell)
1835            *Area No. 17-B    Harpswell Neck (Harpswell)
1836              Area No. 17-C    Bailey Island, Orrs Island, and nearby southwest Sebascodegan Is (Harpswell)
1836            *Area No. 18       Quahog Bay, Hen Cove, Ridley Cove (Harpswell)

GROWING AREA WL: New Meadows River [Fort Point, Cundy’s Harbor to Small Point, Phippsburg (including Buttermilk and Doughty Coves)]

1836/1837 *Area No. 19-A   Upper New Meadows River (Bath to Harpswell)
1836/1837    Area No. 19-B   Middle New Meadows River (West Bath, Harpswell, Phippsburg)
1836/1837 *Area No. 19-C   Lower New Meadows River (Harpswell to Phippsburg)

GROWING AREA WM: Kennebec River [Small Point, Phippsburg to east of Indian Point, Georgetown through Salter Island (including Fuller Rock); Rte. 127 bridge; Upper Hells Gate]

1837/1843 *Area No. 20 Kennebec River and Tributaries

GROWING AREA WN: Sheepscot River [Indian Point, Georgetown through Salter Island; Rte. 127 bridge; Upper Hells Gate; Townsend Gut at Oak Point; Cape Newagen (including Cape Island, Southport)]

                     Area No. 21-A   Upper Sheepscot River and Tributaries (Wiscasset, Alna, Newcastle)
       Area No. 21-B Sheepscot River (Wiscasset, Westport Island, Edgecomb)
                     Area No. 21-C    Back River and Montsweag Bay (Woolwich, Wiscasset, Westport Island)
                     Area No. 21-D    Sheepscot River (Westport Island, Edgecomb, Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor)
                     Area No. 21-E    Hockomock Bay to Robinhood Cove (Woolwich to Georgetown)
                     Area No. 21-F    Lower Sheepscot River and Sheepscot Bay (Georgetown, Southport)

GROWING AREA WP: Boothbay Harbor [Cape Newagen, Southport (including The Cuckholds); Townsend Gut at Oak Point; to Linekin Neck, east of Ocean Point]

Area No. 22 Booth Bay and vicinity (Southport, Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay)

GROWING AREA WQ: Damariscotta River [Linekin Neck, east of Ocean Point, Rte. 96; the Gut, So. Bristol; Southeast tip of Rutherford Island, So. Bristol (including Turnip and Thrumpcap Islands)]

*Area No. 23-A Upper Damariscotta River (Newcastle, Nobleboro, Damariscotta)
Area No. 23-C Lower Damariscotta River (Boothbay, South Bristol)

Area No. 1010 A Aquaculture Lease DAM CC2, Clarks Cove (South Bristol)

GROWING AREA WR: Johns Bay [Southeast tip of Rutherford Island to Pemaquid Point]

Area No. 24-A Johns River and Pemaquid River (South Bristol and Bristol)
Area No. 24-B Johns Bay (South Bristol and Bristol)

GROWING AREA WS: Muscongus Bay [Pemaquid Point to Martin Point, Friendship]

1845             Area No. 25-C Western Muscongus Bay (Bristol and Bremen)
1845/1847 *Area No. 26     Medomak River, Waldoboro, Bremen, and Friendship
1847             Area No. 26-B Friendship Harbor

GROWING AREA WT: Meduncook River [Martin Point, Friendship; across Pleasant Point Gut; southeast tip of Gay Is, Cushing (including Monhegan Is)]

1847             Area No. 26-A Monhegan Island
1847             Area No. 26-B Friendship Harbor
1847             Area No. 26-K The Upper Meduncook River and Crotch Island (Cushing, Friendship)
1847             Area No. 26-O Friendship Long Island & Vicinity, Friendship
1847/1853    Area No. 28-A Port Clyde and the St. George Islands

GROWING AREA WU: St. George River [Southeastern tip of Gay Is, Cushing; across Pleasant Point Gut to Marshall Point, St. George (including Hart Is)]

1847/1853 *Area No. 27     Upper St. George River and Tributaries (Warren to St. George)
1847/1853    Area No. 27-B   Lower St. George River (Cushing and St. George)
1847/1853    Area No. 28-A   Port Clyde and the St. George Islands

GROWING AREA WV: Spruce Head [Marshall Point, St. George to Owls Head]

1854             Area No. 27-A   Eastern Wheeler Bay, St. George
1853             Area No. 28      Marshall Point to Clark Cove, St. George
1854             Area No. 28-B   Patten Point, St. George to Thorndike Point, South Thomaston
1854             Area No. 28-C   No End of Rackliff Island, St. George
1854             Area No. 28-E   Ash Point to Birch Point, Owl's Head
1854             Area No. 28-I    Weskeag River, So. Thomaston and Owls Head
1854             Area No. 29-A   Owl's Head

GROWING AREA WW: Western Penobscot Bay [Owls Head to Squaw Head, Cape Jellison]

1854/1857    Area No. 29    Rockland (Rockland Harbor, Broad & Deep Coves)
1857             Area No. 30     Rockport Area
1857             Area No. 31-A Rockport Harbor to Ducktrap Harbor, Lincolnville
1857             Area No. 31-B Spruce Head to Kelleys Cove, Northport
1857             Area No. 32     Belfast Bay
1863             Area No. 33     Searsport
1863             Area No. 34     Stockton Harbor, Searsport and Stockton Springs

GROWING AREA WX: Penobscot River [Squaw Head, Cape Jellison to Dice Head, Castine]

1863 Area No. 35 Penobscot River (Stockton Springs, Prospect, Bucksport, Orland, Penobscot, Castine)
1863 *Area No. 36 Bagaduce River and Harborside (Castine, Penobscot, Brooksville)

GROWING AREA WY: Islesboro [Islesboro (including the islands from Seven Hundred Acre Island south to Mark Island)]

1857 Area No. 36-F Isleboro

GROWING AREA WZ: Fox Islands [North Haven, Vinalhaven and vicinity (including Oak and Sheep Is to the north and Matinicus Is to the south)]

1854             Area No. 29-B Matinicus Island
1855             Area No. 30-D Vinalhaven
1855             Area No. 30-I   North Haven Island

GROWING AREA EA: Bagaduce River [Dice Head, Castine to Head of the Cape, Cape Rosier]

1863 Area No. 36-A Northern Bay, Town of Penobscot
1863 Area No. 36-B Upper Bagaduce River, Town of Brooksville

GROWING AREA EB: North Eggemoggin Reach [Head of the Cape, Cape Rosier to Naskeag Point, Brooklin; Brookville and Brooklin Shores to the middle of the reach]

1863 Area No. 37 Condon Point, Brooksville, to the "Herricks" village, Brooksville
1863 *Area No. 39-A Benjamin River (Sedgwick-Brooklin), Center Harbor, Naskeag Point and Herrick Bay (Brooklin)

GROWING AREA EC: Deer Isle [Deer Isle and surrounding islands within Hancock Co; to the middle of the Eggemoggin Reach]

1864 Area No. 38 Deer Isle, Stonington, and Merchants Row

Area No. 1010 B Limited-purpose Aquaculture (LPA) License LAR1-07, LAR2-07, LAR3-07, LAR4-07, St. Helena Island (Stonington)

GROWING AREA ED: Isle au Haut [Isle au Haut and surrounding islands in Knox County]

1864 No Closures

GROWING AREA EE: Swans Island [Swans Island and vicinity north to Pond Is, east to Gott Is, south to Frenchboro, Long Is and south to Marshall Is]

1866 Area No. 42-B Swan's Island, Frenchboro, and Surrounding Islands (Swan's Island, Frenchboro)

GROWING AREA EF: Western Blue Hill Bay [Naskeag Pt, Brooklin to Burnt Pt, Newbury Neck, Surry (including Long, Tinker, Bar, Trumpet and Ship Is)]

1863 Area No. 39 Blue Hill Harbor (Blue Hill), McHeard and Curtis Coves (East Blue Hill), and the Blue Hill Salt Pond (Blue Hill-Sedgwick)

GROWING AREA EG: Eastern Blue Hill Bay [Burnt Point, Newbury Neck; the causeway at Mount Desert Island Narrows to the eastern point forming Bennett Cove, Southwest Harbor]

1862/1863   *Area No. 40    Northern Morgan Bay (Surry), Union River Bay, Patten Bay and Heath Brook (Surry, Ellsworth, Trenton), Goose Cove (Trenton)
1862              Area No. 42     Bass Harbor & the eastern shore of Duck Cove, Tremont
1862              Area No. 48-B Pretty Marsh Harbor, (Mount Desert)

GROWING AREA EH: Southeast Mount Desert Island [Eastern Point forming Bennett Cove, Southwest Harbor to Great Head, Bar Harbor (including the Cranberry Isles]

1862/1866 *Area No. 44 Southwest Harbor, Somes Sound, Somesville, Northeast Harbor, and the Cranberry Isles (Southwest Harbor, Mount Desert, and Cranberry Isles)

GROWING AREA EI: Frenchman Bay [Great Head, Bar Harbor; the causeway at Mt. Desert Island Narrows; to Schoodic Point]

GROWING AREA EJ: Gouldsboro Bay [Schoodic Point to Dyer Point]

1872 Area No. 52 Schoodic Point to Corea, Winter Harbor-Gouldsboro
1872/1874 Area No. 52-G Joy Bay (Gouldsboro-Steuben)

GROWING AREA EK: Dyer Bay [Dyer Point to Petit Manan Point]

1874 Area No. 52-E Dyer Bay, Dyer Harbor, and Pinkham Bay (Steuben)

GROWING AREA EL: Narraguagus Bay [Petit Manan Point to Willard Point, Ripley Neck (including Hog and Bar Islands)]

1874/1875 Area No. 53 Narraguagus River and vicinity to Harrington River (Cherryfield, Milbridge, Harrington)

GROWING AREA EM: Pleasant Bay [Willard Point, Ripley Neck to Cape Split, South Addison]

1875 Area No. 53-A Pleasant River, the south end of Dyer Cove and Batson Brook, Addison
1875 Area No. 53-H Cape Split and Mash Harbor, Addison

GROWING AREA EN: Jonesport – Beals Island [Cape Split, Addison to Henry Point, Jonesport (including Head Harbor Island)]

1875 Area No. 54 Moosabec Reach (Jonesport), North End of Beals Island (Beals) and Alley Bay-Pig Island Gut (Beals)
1875 * Area No. 54-B Indian and West Rivers, (Addison-Jonesport)

GROWING AREA EP: Englishman Bay [Henry Point, Jonesport to Sea Wall Point, Roque Bluffs]

1875 Area No. 54-H Chandler River, Jonesboro

GROWING AREA EQ: Little Kennebec River [Sea Wall Point, Roque Bluffs to Point of Main, Machiasport (including Hicky Island, Shag Ledge, and Scabby Ledge)]

1876 Area No. 54-D West Branch of Little Kennebec Bay (Machias)

GROWING AREA ER: Machias Bay [Point of Main, Machiasport (including Foster and Ram Island to Cape Wash, Cutler)]

1876 *Area No. 55 Machias and East Machias Rivers and Machias Bay (Machias, East Machias, Machiasport, Whiting, Cutler)

GROWING AREA ES: Cutler [Cape Wash, Cutler to Mowry Point, Lubec]

1877 Area No. 55-A Money Cove (Cutler), Bog Brook Cove (Cutler-Trescott), Little Machias Bay (Cutler) and Haycock Harbor (Trescott)
1877 Area No. 58 Lubec and South Lubec

GROWING AREA ET: Cobscook Bay [Mowry Point, Lubec to Shackford Head, Eastport]

1877             Area No. 56    Northwestern Cobscook Bay (Edmunds Twp, Dennysville, Pembroke, Perry)
1877             Area No. 57     Whiting Bay (Edmunds Twp, Trescott Twp)
1877             Area No. 58     Lubec
1877             Area No. 59     Outer Cobscook Bay (Eastport and Perry)

GROWING AREA EU: St. Croix River [Shackford Head, Eastport to Calais]

1877 Area No. 59 Outer Cobscook Bay (Eastport and Perry)
1877 Area No. 62 St. Croix River, Calais and Robbinston, Loring, Mill and Frost Coves, Robbinston and Perry

**Statewide Closures**
Area	Description	Date	Species
1002	Maine/New Hampshire border to Maine/Canadian border (lobster pounds and other pounding areas, entire Maine Coast)	7/14/2004	C, Q, O, M

Instructions

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Species abbreviations
C = Clams (all species)
Q = Quahogs (all species)
O = Oysters (all species)
M = Mussels

Warnings

PSP (Red Tide) closures are not included in the inventory above!!
Areas denoted with "*" are conditional areas. These areas open and close depending on various conditions which effect pollution levels, such as waste water treatment plants, sewage treatment plants, marinas, rainfall or season. If the area inventory has not been updated, you may check the hotline at 1-800-232-4733 to see whether or not the area is open or closed. Be advised that the best information comes from your local Marine Patrol Officer, local shellfish warden, or your local Marine Patrol office.
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Maine Bacterial Closures: Shellfish Pollution Area Inventory

Bacterial Closures by Growing Area as of July 3, 2009 Legal Notices and Maps in PDF file format

Instructions

Warnings

Related Information

Bacterial Closures by Growing Area as of July 3, 2009
Legal Notices and Maps in PDF file format