Pending Aquaculture Lease Applications

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General Guidance: 
Proposals are grouped by application type and organized in a sortable table. The tables are updated on a regular basis as new applications are deemed complete and move through the leasing process.  

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Standard LeaseStandard Lease Renewal, Transfer, Amendment, Expansion | Experimental Lease | Scientific Experimental Lease Renewal and Amendment

STANDARD LEASE APPLICATIONS 

This table includes draft standard and final standard applications that have been deemed complete by the Department. Standard lease applicants are required to submit a draft application prior to scheduling a scoping session. Final applications are submitted after the scoping session. These proposals are for new standard lease sites. 

Applicant Municipality Draft Application Deemed Complete Scoping Session Final Application Deemed Complete Site Visit Completed Site Report Published Hearing Scheduled Notice of Final Decision
Bailey Point Oyster Company Cushing

Bailey Point Oyster Co. Draft Application

Baily Point Oyster Co Scoping Notice

Application

Notice

 

 

 

 
Brewer, Marsden Deer Isle

Yes

Yes

Application

Notice

Yes

Site Report    
Brewer, Robert Deer Isle

Yes

Yes

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report    
Butterfield, Keith Harpswell

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Butterfield, Keith Yarmouth Yes Yes

App

Notice

       
Chebeague Island Oysters, Co Chebeague Island/ Long Island Yes Yes

 

 

 

 

 
Clam Hunter Seafood, Inc. (App 1) Phippsburg

Yes

Yes

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Clam Hunter Seafood, Inc. (App 2) Phippsburg

Yes

Yes

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Cotton, John; Devil's Apron Sea Farm, LLC St. George

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Dirigo Marine Resources, LLC South Freeport

X

X

App

Notice

 

 

 

 
Dodge Cove Marine Farm Damariscotta

X

X

 

 

 

 

 
Downeast Institute Beals

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

X

 

Downeast Institute (App 1) Beals

X

X

App

Notice

       
Downeast Institute (App 2) Beals

X

X

App

Notice

       
Ehle, Timothy & Lash, Isaac Friendship

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

 

 

FareWell LLC Newcastle

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

 

 

Ferda Farms LLC Harpswell

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

 

 

 

Glidden Point Oyster Company Edgecomb

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

X

 

Hunt, Stewart Yarmouth

X

X

 

 

 

 

 
Joyce, Jason & Joshua Swan's Island

X

X

App

Notice

 

 

 

 

Linda Kate Kelp LLC Chebeague Island

X

X

App

Notice

 

 

 

 

Maine Oyster, Inc Yarmouth

X

X

 

 

 

 

 
Melvin, Allison & Klein, Jesse Deer Isle

X

X 

App

Notice

Yes

X

X

 

Mere Point Oyster Co, & Co-Applicant Dana Smith Brunswick

X

X

App

Notice

 

 

 

 
Merritt Island Oysters West Bath

X

X

App

Notice

 

 

 

 
Miller, Keith St. George

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

X

 

Miller, Keith & Ryan (App 1)

Rackliff Bay

St. George

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

 

 

Miller, Keith & Ryan (App 2) Wheeler Bay St. George

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

 

 

Miller, Mark St. George

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

 

 

 
Mook Sea Farms, Inc. Damariscotta

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

X

 
Muscongus Bay Aquaculture. Inc. Edgecomb

X

X

         
Nautical Farms LLC Jonesport

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

 

 
Norumbega Oyster South Bristol

X

X

App

Notice

 

 

 

 
Ocean's Balance Long Island

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

X

 

Pleasant Cove Oyster Farm Boothbay

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

 

 
Putnam, Beth & Jeff Chebeague Island X X          
Quahog Bay Conservancy Harpswell

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

X

X

Salt Holding Co, LLC Boothbay X X          
Saltwind Seafarm, LLC, Matthew Hassler Scarborough

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

X

 

Schroeder, Jeffrey St. George Yes Yes          
Shearwater Ventures, LLC Long Island

X

X

 

 

 

 

 
Spinney, Joel Newcastle

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

 

 
Summit Point, LLC (App 1) Long  Island

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

X

 
Summit Point, LLC (App 2) Yarmouth

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

X

 

Taunton Bay Oyster Co., Inc. Hancock

X

X

App

Notice

Yes

X

X

 

Tripp, Krista South Thomaston

X

X

App

Notice

 

 

 

 

The University of New England Saco

X

X

App

Notice

 

 

 

 
Whiskey Stones, LLC Harpswell Yes            

 

STANDARD LEASE RENEWAL, TRANSFER, AMENDMENT and EXPANSION PROPOSALS

This table includes standard lease renewal, transfer, and expansion requests deemed complete by the Department. The applications listed below propose to modify aspects of an existing standard lease site or transfer ownership.

Site reports: Only issued for expansion applications at DMR’s discretion. 

Application Municipality Lease Site ID Type

Application Deemed Complete and Comment Period Set

Site Report Published Notice of Final Decision
Acadia Aqua Farms, LLC Bar Harbor EAST HP Renewal

App

Notice

   

Black Stone Point Oysters LLC

Damariscotta

DAM HI6

Amendment

App

Notice

 

 

Christopher Dickinson Damariscotta/Bristol DAM SL Renewal App    
Cooke Aquaculture, USA, Inc. Lubec COB SB Renewal

App

Notice

   

Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc.

Eastport

COB HP

Renewal

App

Notice

 

 

Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc.

Swans Island

SWAN HS

Renewal

App

Notice

 

 

Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc.

Lubec

COB LU2

Renewal

App

Notice

 

 

Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc.

Lubec

COB RN2

Renewal

App

Notice

 

 

Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc.

Machiasport

MACH II

Renewal

App

Notice

 

 

Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc.

Beals

EASTW SI

Renewal

App

Notice

 

 

Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc.

Perry

COB BP

Renewal

App

Notice

 

 

Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc. Jonesport EASTW CALF Renewal

App

Notice

   

Community Shellfish Co. LLC

Bremen

MEDO HI

Expansion

App

Notice

 

 

Dickinson, Christopher

Newcastle

DAM GL5

Amendment

App

Notice

 

 

Dickinson, Christopher Bristol & Damariscotta DAM SL Renewal

App

Notice

   

Dodge Cove Marine Farm

Damariscotta

DAM HI

Renewal

App

Notice

 

 

Dodge Cove Marine Farm Damariscotta DAM HI5 Amendment

App

Notice

   
Francis, Arnold Steuben DYER BP2 Amendment

App

Notice

   
Hurricane Island Foundation Vinalhaven PEN HIx Renewal

App

Notice

   

Johns River Shellfish, LLC

Damariscotta

DAM BN

Renewal

App

Notice

 

 

Johnson, Timothy

Harpswell & Brunswick

MIDD BP

Transfer

App

Notice

 

 

Johnson, Timothy

Brunswick

MIDD CI

Transfer

App

Notice

 

 

K2 Science LLC Friendship MUS WHAR Renewal

App

Notice

   
Maine Oyster Inc Yarmouth & Freeport ROY LAM Renewal

App

Notice

   

Mere Point Oyster Co.

Brunswick

MAQ MP

Amendment

App

Notice

 

Notice

Norumbega Oysters Inc. Damariscotta DAM HIS Renewal

App

Notice

   

Norumbega Oysters Inc.

Newcastle

DAM PPN

Renewal

App

Notice

 

 

Norumbega Oyster Inc.

Newcastle

DAM PPN

Amendment

App

Notice

 

 

Nonesuch Oysters, LLC

Scarborough

SCAR SRR

Renewal

App

Notice

 

 

Nonesuch Oysters, LLC

Scarborough

SCAR SRR

Amendment

App

 

 

 

Nonesuch Oysters, LLC

Scarborough

SCAR SRR

Expansion

App

 

 

Peters, Eric Damariscotta DAM NP Renewal

App

Notice

Pine Point Oyster Company, LLC Scarborough SCAR ERR Renewal

App

Notice

Quahog Bay Conservancy Harpswell HARP DH Renewal

App

Notice

Tripp, Krista South Thomaston WES BC Renewal

App

Notice

   

West, James & Springtide Seaweed, LLC

Sorrento

FREN PI4

Renewal

App

Notice

 

 

Young, Evan Tremont BHB HI3 Renewal

App

Notice

   


 

EXPERIMENTAL LEASE APPLICATIONS

This table includes experimental lease applications that have been deemed complete by the Department. 

Hearings:  Only be held on an experimental application if DMR receives the requisite number of requests for a hearing during the comment period.

Applicant Municipality Application Deemed Complete and Comment Period Set Site Visit Completed Site Report Published Hearing Scheduled Notice of Final Decision

Blackstone Point Oyster Co.

South Bristol

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Brewer, Jason

Boothbay

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Brewer's Oysters LLC Edgecomb

App

Notice

       

Brightwater Oyster Company LLC

Phippsburg

App

Notice

Yes

 

 

 

Brightwater Oyster Company LLC Harpswell

App

Notice

       

Caterina, Alicia (App 1)

Chebeague Island

App

Notice

 

 

 

 

Caterina, Alicia (App 2)

Chebeague Island

App

Notice

 

 

 

 

Dutton, Terry

Harpswell

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

Yes

 

Genthner, Gary Jr.

Bremen

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Harvey, Shannon

Bremen

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Ice House Seafood LLC

St. George,

village of Port Clyde

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

JDL Fisheries LLC (App 1)

Bremen

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

JDL Fisheries LLC (App 2)

Bristol

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Jordan, John Jr

Chebeague Island

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Love Point Oysters, LLC

Freeport

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

McPherson, Ryan

Newcastle

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Miller, Keith; Hyvarinen, Mike; & Philbrook, Richard

St. George

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Muscongus Bay Kelp (App 1)

Bristol

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Muscongus Bay Kelp (App 2)

Bristol

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Nor'Easter Oyster, Co.

South Bristol

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

Yes

 

Outer Limits, Inc.

Beals

App

Notice

Yes

 

 

 

Parker, Joe

Cumberland & Chebeague Island

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Peters, Andrew

Islesboro

App

Notice

Yes

 

 

 

Regenerative Maine (App 1)

Otis Cove

St. George

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Regenerative Maine (App 2)

Turkey Cove

St. George

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Robinson, Gordon (App 2)

Chebeague Island

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Salt of the Earth Seafarm, LLC

Vinalhaven

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Stover, George

Chebeague Island

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Summit Point LLC (App 1)

NE of Sturdivant Island Ledge

Cumberland

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Summit Point LLC (App 2)

North of Sturdivant Island

Cumberland

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Tarbox, Brian

St. George

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

 

 

Tumble Tide LLC

Harpswell

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

Yes

 

Weeks, Benjamin (App 1)

Harpswell

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

Yes

 

Weeks, Benjamin (App 2)

Harpswell

App

Notice

Yes

Site Report

Yes

 

 

SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTAL LEASE RENEWALS and AMENDMENTS

This section includes experimental lease renewals and amendments deemed complete by the Department. Only experimental leases held for scientific purposes may be renewed or amended. Given the low number of these requests any pending proposals would be listed below.