MARINE RESOURCES

LD 15 -- HP0015
An Act to Allow Persons Completing the Lobster Apprentice Program Admission to Limited-entry Zones.
LD 115 -- HP0111
An Act to Change the Noncommercial Scallop Diving Season.
LD 156 -- HP0145
An Act to Limit Lobster Management Zones to State Coastal Waters.
LD 281 -- HP0245
An Act to Clarify Where a Public Hearing Involving Dredging Activity by the Department of Marine Resources Must be Held.
LD 308 -- HP0259
Resolve, to Regulate the Harvesting of Horseshoe Crabs.
LD 327 -- SP0101
An Act Relating to the Scallop Count.
LD 344 -- HP0266
An Act to Extend the Repeal of the Lobster Trap Tag Freeze.
LD 345 -- HP0267
Original Title: An Act to Amend the Definition of Shellfish to Include Whole Scallops.
New Title An Act to Include Whole Scallops in the Shellfish Sanitation Program.
LD 355 -- HP0277
An Act to Ban Dragging in Salt Pond Located in the Towns of Blue Hill, Brooklin and Sedgwick.
LD 366 -- HP0288
An Act to Revise Maine Laws Governing Aquaculture.
LD 379 -- HP0301
An Act to Amend the Lobster Fishing Owner and Operator Laws to Allow Limited Charter Vessel Operation.
LD 382 -- HP0304
An Act to Reauthorize and Expand the Lobster Promotion Council.
LD 410 -- HP0320
Original Title: An Act to Provide Free Licenses to Harvest Marine Organisms for Persons Over 70 Years of Age.
New Title An Act to Provide Noncommercial Combination Lobster and Scallop Licenses to Persons Over 70 Years of Age.
LD 424 -- HP0334
An Act to Restrict Atlantic Halibut Fishing in State Waters.
LD 425 -- HP0335
An Act to Restrict the Use of Gill Nets.
LD 449 -- HP0359
Original Title: An Act to Require 2 Runners on Lobster Traps.
New Title An Act to Prevent Damage to Lobsters.
LD 468 -- HP0366
An Act to Amend the Lobster Licensing Laws.
LD 502 -- SP0158
Original Title: An Act to Create the Right to Fish.
New Title An Act to Limit Nuisance Claims Against Commercial Fishing Operations and Activities.
LD 553 -- HP0432
An Act to Exempt Seaweed Harvesting from Certain Restrictions.
LD 592 -- HP0464
An Act to Ensure that Fishways on Tidal Waters are Working.
LD 630 -- HP0490
An Act Concerning Closed Periods for Lobstering.
LD 644 -- HP0504
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Lobster Tag System.
LD 676 -- HP0521
An Act Relating to Research Activities of the Commissioner of Marine Resources.
LD 813 -- SP0245
An Act to Increase to Previous Levels the Number of Traps a Holder of Lobster Licenses may Maintain.
LD 834 -- HP0634
An Act to Amend the Laws Pertaining to Fishing Near Floating Equipment.
LD 965 -- HP0746
An Act Relating to Daily Catch Limits for Scallops.
LD 969 -- HP0750
An Act to Permit Intrafamily Transfer of Lobster Tags.
LD 973 -- HP0754
An Act to Restrict Daily Sea Urchin Taking.
LD 1010 -- SP0299
An Act to Manage the Sea Urchin Fishery.
LD 1027 -- HP0783
An Act to Set the Lobster License Sale Date.
LD 1036 -- HP0792
An Act to Create a State Program for the Testing of Marine Dredge Spoils and Disposal of Contaminated Spoils.
LD 1091 -- SP0323
An Act Concerning the Lobster Management Fund.
LD 1110 -- HP0838
Original Title: An Act to Eliminate the Tax on Mahogany Quahogs.
New Title An Act to Amend the Tax on Mahogany Quahogs.
LD 1140 -- SP0333
Resolve, to Clarify the 3-mile Fishing Waters in Saco Bay.
LD 1158 -- SP0344
An Act Relating to Daily Catch Limits for Scallops.
LD 1179 -- HP0887
An Act to Amend the Laws Pertaining to the Taking of Seaweed and Rockweed.
LD 1189 -- HP0897
Resolve, to Establish the Committee to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Recreational Saltwater Fishing License.
LD 1241 -- HP0927
Resolve, to Establish a Moratorium on Aquaculture Leases in Blue Hill Bay.
LD 1280 -- SP0383
Original Title: An Act Concerning the Enforcement of Laws Relating to Scalloping.
New Title An Act Concerning the Enforcement of Laws Relating to Scalloping in Cobscook Bay.
LD 1309 -- SP0394
An Act to Amend the Laws Pertaining to the Harvest of Adult Eels.
LD 1327 -- HP0990
Resolve, to Allow Coastal Municipalities to Regulate the Use of Personal Watercraft.
LD 1334 -- HP0997
An Act to Modify Municipal Shellfish Ordinances.
LD 1372 -- HP1023
An Act to Establish a Buffer Zone for Aquaculture Leases for Mussels.
LD 1374 -- HP1025
An Act to Create the Maine Soft-shell Clam Advisory Council.
LD 1392 -- HP1035
An Act to Set the Mussel Size Limit.
LD 1428 -- HP1065
An Act to Amend the Aquaculture Leasing Law.
LD 1483 -- HP1114
An Act to Expand the Options for a Lobster Management Zone.
LD 1489 -- HP1120
Resolve, to Create a Task Force to Make Recommendations Regarding Loss of Commercial Fishing Waterfront Access and Other Economic Development Issues Affecting Commercial Fishing.
LD 1555 -- HP1152
An Act to Require Fishing Boats Rather than Individuals to be Licensed for Saltwater Commercial Ventures.
LD 1649 -- SP0526
An Act to Establish a Commercial Green Crab Fishing License.
LD 1653 -- SP0530
An Act Making Technical Changes in the Marine Resources Laws.
LD 1682 -- HP1235
An Act to Restructure the Sea Urchin Lottery.
LD 1717 -- HP1266
An Act to Amend the Laws Pertaining to Municipal Shellfish Management.
LD 1769 -- HP1305
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 55.58: Penobscot River Fishing Closure, a Major or Substantive Rule of the Department of Marine Resources.
LD 1786 -- SP0610
An Act to Amend the Review Criteria for Submerged Leases of Coastal Waters.
LD 1788 -- HP1331
An Act to Allow Marine Patrol Officers to Hold Elected Positions.