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Pending Aquaculture Lease Applications
Updated June 10, 2021
This page lists the pending aquaculture lease applications that have been deemed complete by the Department.
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Pending applications are divided into the following categories:
- Standard and Experimental Applications
- Renewal Applications
- Transfer Applications
- Amendment Applications
- Expansion Applications
Standard and Experimental Applications: (Also see the Interactive Data Table with links to maps and site reports.)
- Barrows, Abigail - experimental lease application for a site located in Pickering Cove, Southeast Harbor, Deer Isle, for the suspended culture of shellfish, pdf
- Butterfield, Keith - standard lease appication for a site located southeast of Little Moshier Island, Casco Bay, Yarmouth, for the suspended and bottom culture of American/Eastern oysters; Artic surf clams; sea cucumbers; sea urchins; sugar kelp; and sea scallops, pdf
- Chebeague Island Oyster Company - experimental lease application for a site locate northwest of Little Chebeague Island, Casco Bay, Chebeague Island and Long Island, for suspended culture of Eastern oysters, pdf
- Coffin, Chad - experimental lease application for a site located west of Moore Point, Northeast of Pound of Tea, Harraseeket River, Casco Bay, Freeport, for bottom culture of American/Eastern oysters and Quahogs, pdf
- Dickinson, Christopher - standard lease application for a site located approximately 800 feet southwest of Hog Island, Damariscotta River, Damariscotta and Newcastle for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, pdf
- Doyle, Victor - experimental lease application for a site located east of Bartlett Island, Blue Hill Bay, Mount Desert, Maine, for suspended culture of blue mussels, hard clams/quahogs, soft-shell clams, razor clams, American/Eastern oysters, European oysters, sea scallops, and green sea urchins, pdf
- Frenchman Bay Oyster Company, LLC - standard lease application for a site located west and south of Ingalls Island, Sullivan Harbor, Sorrento, Maine, for bottom and suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, pdf
- Glidden Point Oyster Co.- standard lease application for a site located on the western shore, south of Jack's Point, Damariscotta River, Newcastle, ME for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, pdf
- Notice of standard lease application received and deemed complete, Glidden Point Oyster Co., pdf
- Site Report, Glidden Point Oyster Co., pdf
- Notice of Hearing - Glidden Point Oyster Co., pdf
- Notice of POSTPONED Hearing, Glidden Point Oyster Co., pdf
- Notice of Remote Hearing, Glidden Point Oyster Co., pdf
- Applicant Hearing Presentation, Glidden Point Oyster Co., pdf
- Harraseeket Oyster Co., LLC, standard lease application for a site located south of Bowman Island and Stockbridge Point, Inner Casco Bay, Freeport, for suspended culture of American oysters, pdf
- Harvey, Brian - standard lease application for a site located west of Haynes Point, Goose Cove, Western Bay, Trenton, for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, pdf
- Henninger, Thomas, standard lease application for a site located in Broad Cove, Casco Bay, Yarmouth, for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, sea scallops, and hard clams, pdf
- Hermit Island Oyster Company, LLC, standard lease application for a site located in Small Point Harbor, New Meadows River, Phippsburg, for the suspended and bottom culture of American/Eastern oysters and European oysters, pdf
- Hermit Island Oyster Company, LLC, standard lease application for a site located in The Branch, New Meadow River, Phippsburg, for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, pdf
- Hunt, Stewart, standard lease application for a site located north/northeast of Seal Ledge, Casco Bay, Chebeague Island, pdf
- Hunt, Stewart, experimental lease application for a site located in Upper Basket Island Ledge, Casco Bay, Yarmouth, for bottom and suspended culture of skinny kelp, sugar kelp, green sea urchins, and sea scallops, pdf
- Islesboro Marine Enterprises, Inc., standard lease application for a site located northeast of Flat Island, Penobscot Bay, Islesboro, for suspended culture of blue mussels, sugar kelp, skinny kelp, horsetail kelp, winged kelp, and Dulse, pdf
- Johnson, Ezra; Johnson, Daniel; Johnson, Lincoln; and MacDonald, Caleb, experimental lease application for a site located in the northeast part of Burnt Coat Harbor, Swans Island, for the suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, pdf
- Johnson, Timothy M., standard lease application for a site located southeast of Barnes Point, Middle Bay, Brunswick and Harpswell, for the bottom culture of American/eastern oysters and quahogs, pdf
- Love Point Oysters, LLC, standard lease application for a site located southeast of Winslow Park, Casco Bay, Freeport, for suspended culture of American oysters, pdf
- Maine Fresh Sea Farms, LLC, standard lease application for a site located in Clarks Cove, Damariscotta River, South Bristol, for suspended culture of marine algae, pdf
- Maine Ocean Farms, LLC, standard lease application for a site located east of Wolfe's Neck, west of Flying Point, northwest of Bustins Island, north of Googins Ledge, Recompense Cove, Freeport, for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, pdf
- Notice of standard lease application received and deemed complete, Maine Ocean Farms LLC, pdf
- Site Report, Maine Ocean Farms, LLC, pdf
- Maine Source Seafood, LLC, standard lease application for a site located east of Lanes Island, Casco Bay, Yarmouth, for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, European oysters, and clams, pdf
- Moeser, Amanda - standard lease application for a site located south of Lanes Island, Inner Casco Bay, Yarmouth for bottom and suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, quahogs/hard clams, Atlantic sea scallops, and green sea urchins, pdf
- Mussel Bound Incorporated - experimental lease application for a site located in Bartlett Narrows, Blue Hill Bay, Mount Desert, for suspended culture of blue mussels, pdf
- Notice experimental lease application received and comment period established, Mussel Bound Incorporated, pdf
- Site Report, Mussel Bound Incorporated, pdf
- Hearing Notice - Mussel Bound Incorporated, pdf
- Procedural Order, Mussel Bound Incorporated, pdf
- Second Procedural Order, Mussel Bound Incorporate, pdf
- Nice Oyster Co. - application for a standard lease located east of Woodward Point in the New Meadows River, Brunswick, for the suspended and bottom culture of American/eastern oysters, European oysters, sea scallops, surf clams, and hard clams, pdf
- Norumbega Oyster, Inc. - application for an experimental lease for suspended culture of Eastern/American oysters on a site located on the eastern shore south of Merry Island, Damariscotta River, South Bristol, pdf
- Ocean Resources, Inc. - application for a standard lease located in the Jordan River, in the towns of Lamoine and Trenton, pdf
- Pleasant Cove Oyster Farm, LLC - application for a standard lease located in Pleasant Cove, Damariscotta River, Boothbay for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, pdf
- Schoodic Sea Farm, LLC - application for a standard lease located on Mill Pond, Gouldsboro Bay, Gouldsboro, for bottom and suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, pdf
- Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat - application for an experimental lease located on the south side of Cutler Harbor, east of Western Head and west of Little River Island, Cutler Harbor, Cutler, ME for net pen culture of Atlantic salmon, pdf
- Shearwater Ventures, LLC application for a standard lease located east of Little Chebeague Island, Casco Bay, Towns of Chebeague Island and Long Island for suspended culture of marine algae, pdf
- Spinney Creek Shellfish, Inc. application for a standard lease located off Piscataqua River, northwest of Route 95 bridge, Spinney Creek, Eliot, Maine for suspended culture of American/eastern oysters and Quahogs, pdf
- Notice of application received and deemed complete- Spinney Creek Shellfish, Inc. pdf
- Site Report - Spinney Creek Shellfish, Inc - pdf
- Notice of Lease Hearing, pdf
- Procedural Order, Spinney Creek Shellfish, Inc., pdf
- Spinney Creek Shellfish, Inc. Pre-filed Testimony Exhibits, pdf
- Dr. Jones Pre-filed Information, pdf
- Whiskey Stones, LLC, application for an experimental lease for a site located east of Dogs Head, Harpswell Sound, Harpswell for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, pdf
- Wolfe Neck Oyster Company, LLC, application for a standard aquaculture lease located southeast of Lanes Island, Casco Bay, Yarmouth for suspended and bottom culture of American/eastern oysters, pdf.
Renewal Applications:
- Acadia Sea Farms, Inc. - renewal of lease BHB GC4 located in Goose Cove, Western Bay, Trenton, pdf
- Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc. - renewal of lease SWAN BI located off Black Island, Frenchboro, ME for net pen and suspended culture of Atlantic salmon, Atlantic cod, haddock, Atlantic halibut, and blue mussels, pdf
- Moosabec Mussels Inc. - renewal of standard lease EAST OP located at the mouth of the Jordan River, Frenchman Bay, Bar Harbor, for the bottom culture of blue mussels, pdf
- Mussel Bound Incorporated, Erick Spencer Swanson, and Reid Arthur Swanson, renewal of standard lease BHB HI2 located east of Hardwood Island, Blue Hill Bay, Tremont, ME for suspended culture of blue mussels, pdf
- Peasley, Frank S. - renewal of standard lease BAG BH located north of Bear Head, Bagaduce River, Brooksville for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, pdf
Transfer Applications:
- West, James (Transferor) and Springtide Seaweed, LLC, (Transferr), application to add Springtide Seaweed, LLC to standard aquaculture lease FREN PI4, located in Frenchmans Bay, Sorrento, pdf
- Marass, Nelson (Transferor) and Matthew Odlin (Transferee),application to transfer standard aquaculture lease NMR EMG2, located east of Middle Ground, New Meadows River, West Bath, pdf
Amendment Applications:
- Downeast Institute, application to amend gear and species authorized on lease EAST MHCx located in Mud Hole, Eastern Bay, Beals
- Goose Island Oysters, LLC, application to amend gear and species authorized on lease MID GIx2, located west of Upper Goose Island, Middle Bay,Harpswell, pdf
- Hurricane Island Foundation, application to amend gear authorized on lease PEN HIx, located north of Hurricane Island, Penobscot Bay, Vinalhaven. pdf
- University of New England, application to amend gear on lease SACO RIx located Northeast of Ram Island, Saco Bay, Saco, pdf, 2 MB
- Wolfe Neck Oyster Company, LLC, application to amend gear authorized on lease CAS LJIx located between Cousins and Littlejohn Islands, Casco Bay, Yarmouth, pdf
