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Pending Aquaculture Lease Applications
Updated May 22, 2019
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
Standard and Experimental Applications:
- Albatross Fisheries, LLC - application for an experimental lease located in Deep Cove, west of Port Clyde, St. George River, St. George, ME for suspended culture of marine algae, 9,350 kb pdf
- Baines, Robert S. - application for an experimental aquaculture lease located east of Muscle Ridge Channel, west of Hewitt Island, south of Clam Ledges, in Unorganized Terrorties within Penobscot Bay, Knox County, Maine, for suspended culture of sugar kelp, skinny kelp, winged kelp, horsetail kelp, dulse, Irish moss, and laver, 3,878 kb pdf
- Black Stone Point Oysters, LLC - standard lease application for a site located west, south, & east of Hog Island, Damariscotta River, Damariscotta, for bottom and suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters and northern quahogs, 7,174 kb pdf
- Butterfield, Keith - appicaton for an experimental aquaculture lease located east of Little Moshier Island, Casco Bay, Yarmouth for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, 4,303 kb, pdf
- Chebeague Island Oyster Company, LLC - standard lease application for a site located in the intertidal zone, northwest corner of Little Chebeague Island, Casco Bay, Chebeague Island, Maine for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, 10,239 kb pdf
- Notice of application received, 179 kb pdf
- Site Report - Chebeague Island Oyster Company, LLC - 3,870 kb pdf
- Public Notice Ad Re: HEARING POSTPONED FROM APRIL 2, 2019 TO APRIL 8, 2019, Chebeague Island Oyster Company, LLC, 229 kb pdf
- NOTICE OF HEARING POSTPONED FROM APRIL 2, 2019 TO APRIL 8, 2019, Chebeague Island Oystser Company, LLC, 271 kb pdf
- Decision - Chebeague Island Oyster Comany, LLC - Lease CAS NLC, 2,166 kb pdf
- 40-Day Notice of Decision - Chebeague Island Oyster Company, LLC - Lease CAS NLC,
- Chebeague Island Oyster Company, LLC - experimental lease application for a lease located off the northwest corner of Little Chebeague Island, Casco Bay, Town of Chebeague Island, Maine for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, 15,947 kb pdf
- Walter Coffin - standard lease application for a lease located Southwest of Indian Head, Recompense, Casco Bay, Freeport for suspended culture of American/Eastrern Oysters, 7,399 kb pdf
- Community Shellfish LLC, north of Hog Island, east of Oar Island, Medomak River, Bremen, experimental lease for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, European oysters, and quahogs, Docket No. 2017-12-E, 4,257 kb, pdf
- Cotton, John - application for an experimental lease located northwest of Port Clyde Harbor, Deep Cove, St. George for suspended cutlure of marine algae, 1,571 kb pdf
- Doyle, Victor - application for an experimental aquaculture lease located east of Bartlett Island, Blue Hill Bay, Mount Desert, Maine for suspended culture of blue mussels, hard clams/quahogs, soft-shelled clams, razor clams, American/Eastern oysters, European oysters, sea scallops, and green sea urchins, 2,860 kb pdf
- Francisco, Peter W. - application for a standard lease located east of Middle Ground, New Meadows River, West Bath, Maine for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, blue mussels, ocean scallops, and kelp, 6,721 kb, pdf
- George F. Faux, Inc. - application for an experimental lease located southeast of Great Sal Bay, Upper Damariscotta River, Newcastle, Maine for suspended culture of American/eastern Oysters, 8,343 kb, pdf
- Georgetown Aquaculture, Inc. - application for a standard lease located north of Phebe Island, east of Birch Island, Robinhood Cove, Georgetown, ME for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, Docket No. 2018-17, 12,011 kb pdf
- Notice of application received and deemed complete, Docket No. 2018-17, 257 kb, pdf
- Site Report - Georgetown Aquaculture, Inc., 2,624 kb, pdf
- General Notice of Hearing - Georgetown Aquaclture, Inc., 273 kb, pdf
- Public Hearing Notice - Georgetown Aquaculture, Inc., 232 kb, pdf
- Notice of Decision, Docket No. 2018-17, 257 kb pdf
- Decision – Georgetown Aquaculture, LLC, Lease SAS RC2, 3,287 kb, pdf
- Gray, Lauren & Joshua - application for a standard aquaculture lease located east of Cranberry Island, "the Pool", Great Cranberry Island, Cranberry Isles, for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, 5,790 kb, pdf
- Great Ledge Cove Seafood, LLC -application for an experimental lease located south of Little Chebeague Island, Casco Bay, Long Island, Maine for suspended culture of marine algae, 2,184 kb pdf
- Henninger, Thomas, application for an experimental lease for a site located northwest of Little John Island, Casco Bay Yarmouth, Maine for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, 4,229 kb pdf
- Henninger, Thomas - application for an experimental lease for a site located west of Sunset Point, Broad Cove, Casco Bay, Yarmouth, Maine for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, 5,111 kb pdf
- Hooper, Jason & Molly - application for an experimental lease for a site located in Mussel Ridge Channel, northeast of High Island, in unorganized territories within Penobscot Bay, Knox County, Maine for suspended culture of marine algae, 2,558 kb pdf
- Hooper, Jason & Molly - application for an experimental lease for a site located in Mussel Ridge Channel, northeast of Little Green Island, in unorganized territories within Penobscot Bay, Knox County, Maine for suspended culture of marine algae, 2,283 kb, pdf
- Hunt, Stewart - appilcation for an experimental lease for a site located between Cousins & Chebeague Islands for suspended culture of sugar kelp, skinny, winged kelp, horsetail kelp, dulse, Irrish moss, and laver, 5,167 kb pdf
- Hurricane Island Foundation - application for an experimental lease for a site located off the north end of Hurricane Island, Gibbons Cove, Hurricane Sound, Vinalhaven, Maine for suspended culture of sugar kelp, sea scallops, blue mussels, and American/Eastern oysters, 7,262 kb pdf
- Joyce, Jason & Joshua - application for an experimental lease for a site located in Mill Pond, Burnt Coat Harbor, ME, for suspended cutlure of American/Eastern oysters, 6,507 kb pdf
- Maine Scallop Company, application for a standared lease for a site located east of Sturdivant Island, West Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine for suspended culture of sea scallops and blue mussels, Docket No. 2017-20, 6,110 kb, pdf
- Maine Oyster, Inc., application for an experimental lease for a site located east of Lehman Island, Upper Sheepscot River, Newcastle, Maine, for bottom culture of American/Eastern oysters. Docket No. 2017-18-E, 2,449 kb pdf
- Marass, Nelson Stewart, application for a standard lease on a site located east of Middle Ground, New Meadows River, West Bath, Maine for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters. Docket No. 2018-19, 7,504 kb pdf,
- Mere Point Oyster Company, LLC application for a standard lease for suspended culture of Amercan/Eastern oysters, European oysters, bay scallops, and sea scallops on a site located south of Bunganuc Road, west of Mere Point Peninsula, Maquoit Bay, Brunswick, 11,421 kb, pdf
- Notice of standard lease application received and deemed complete, docket No. 2018-04
- Site Report, docket No. 2018-04. 2.071 kb pdf
- Hearing Notice - Riparians and General Public, docket No. 2018-04,237 kb pdf
- Public Notice Ad - Hearing, docket No. 2018-04, 232 kb pdf
- Procedural Order, October 25, 2018, Docket No. 2018-04,, 379 kb pdf
- Notice of Continued Public Hearing on Proposed Aquaculture Lease, Docket No. 2018-04, 271 kb pdf
- Public Notice Ad re: Continued Public Hearing, Docket No. 2018-04, 230 kb pdf
- Milller,Keith and Ryan - application for an experimental lease located west of Norton Island, Wheeler Bay, St. George, ME for suspended culture of marine algae, 12,800 kb, pdf
- Miller, Keith and Stendel, Ben - application for an experimentl lease located west of Elwell Island, Wheeler Bay, St. George, ME for suspended culture or marine algae, 8.333 kb, pdf
- Miller, Peter M., Ira Miller, Gordon Connell, Christopher Cook, and Merriitt Carey, application for an experimental lease for suspended culture of sea scallops on a site located northeast of Mosquito Head, Western Penobscot Bay, St. George, Docket No. 2018-11-E, 2,537 kb pdf
- Notice of Application received and comment period set, Docket No. 2018-11-E, 247 kb pdf
- Public Notice re: comment period set, Docket No. 2018-11-E, 162 kb pdf
- Site Report, Docket No. 2018-11-E, 2,035 kb pdf
- Notice of Decision - Peter Miller, et als, Docket No. 2018-11-E, 248 kb pdf
- Decision - Peter Miller, et als, Docket No. 2018-11-E, 1,833 kb pdf
- Miss Madisyn, application for an experimental lease for suspended culture of marine algae on a site located in Deep Cove, west of Port Clyde, St. George River, St. George, ME, 9,755 kb pdf
- Mook Sea Farms, Inc., application for an experimental lease for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, bay scallops, and surf clams on a site located west of Miles Hospital (Days Cove), Damariscotta River, Damariscotta, Maine, 8,735 kb pdf
- Mussel Bound Incorporated - application for an experimental lease for suspended culture of blue mussels on a site located in Bartlett Narrows, Blue Hill Bay, Mount Desert, Maine, 13,825 kb, pdf
- Oceans Balance, Inc. application for an experimental lease for suspended culture of various kelp/seaweed including sugar kelp, winged kelp, and rockweed on a site located west of Cow Island Ledge, Casco Bay, Long Island, 1,896 kb, pdf
- Patryn, Jacob, application for an experimental lease for suspended culture of sugar kelp on a site located west of Hog Island, Machias Bay, Machiasport, Maine, Docket No. 2018-20-E, 4,089 kb pdf
- Porada, Joseph dba Downeast Acadia Sea Farms, Goose Gove, Trenton (experimental application for quahogs) - 822 kb pdf
- Portland Oyster Company, LLC, application for an experimental lease located in the Lower Spurwink River in the Towns of Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth, Maine for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters.9,136 kb, pdf
- Quahog Bay Conservancy application for an experimental lease located on the east side of Snow Island, Quahog Bay, Harpswell, Maine for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, 6,660 kb pdf
- Sea Stuff, LLC application for an experimental lease located north of Little Chebeague Island, Casco Bay, Chebeague Island, Maine for supsended cutlure of marine algae, 2,736 kb pdf
- Spinney Creek Shellfish, Inc., application for an experimental lease located in Spinney Creek, Kittery, Maine for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters and quahogs, Docket No. 2018-03-E, 3,698 kb pdf
- Notice of complete application received and comment period set, Docket No. 2018-03-E, 301 kb pdfHearing Notice Riparians plus Spinney Creek
- Public Notice ad re: comment period, Docket No. 2018-03-E, 223 kb pdf
- Site Report, Docket No. 2018-03-E, 4,344 kb pdf
- Notice to Riparians and others re: rescheduled hearing, Docket No. 2018-03-E, 274 kb pdf
- Public Notice ad re: rescheduled hearing, Docket No. 2018-03-E, 314 kb pdf
- Procedural Order, December 20, 2018, Docket No. 2018-03-E, 174 kb pdf
- Springtide Seaweed, LLC - application for a standard lease located west of Stave Island, Frenchman's Bay, Gouldsboro for suspended culture of sugar kelp, skinny kelp, winged kelp, horsetail kelp, dulse, Irish moss, and laver - 7,040 kb pdf
- Notice of Standard Lease Applicatin Received and Deemed Complete, Docket No. 2018-16-E, 255 kb pdf
- Site Report, Docket No. 2018-16-E, 8,517 kb pdf
- General Notice of Hearing, Docket No. 2018-15-E, 273 kb pdf
- Public Notice Ad, Docket No. 2018-E, 231.kb pdf
- 40-Day Notice of Decision, Springtide Seaweed, LLC, 296 kb pdf
- Decision, Springtide Seaweed, LLC, 2,163 kb pdf,
- Summit Point, LLC - application for a standard lease located southeast of Sturdivant Island, Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, blue mussels, and sugar kelp - 13,651 kb pdf
- Taunton Bay Oyster Co., Inc., application for a standard lease located in Northern Bay, Bagaduce River, Penobscot for suspended and bottom culture of American oysters - 9.3 MB pdf
- Notice of Standard Lease Application Received and Deemed Complete, Docket No. 2015-20 , 238 kb pdf
- Site Report, Docket No. 2015-20, 2,727 kb pdf
- Public Notice re: Hearing Scheduled, Docket No. 2015-20, 343 kb pdf
- Notice of Decision, Docket No. 2015-20, 259 kb pdf
- Decision, Taunton Bay Oyster Co., Inc., Docket No 2015-20
- University of New England, application for an experimental lease located northwest of Ram Island, Saco Bay, Saco, Maine for suspended culture of sugar kelp, winged kelp, horsetail kelp, and dulse - 1,901 kb pdf
- Notice of experimental lease received and comment period set, UNE,- 267 kb, pdf
- Newspaper notice of exerprimental lease received and comment perild set, UNE.- 224 kb, pdf
- Site Report, University of New England pdf
- 40- day notice re: Decision, Univeristy of New England, 487 kb pdf
- Decision,University of Maiine, 1,806 kb pdf
- Watson, Terry application for an experimental lease located at the north end of the Morse River, Spirit Pond, Phippsburg, Maine for suspended and bottom culture of American/Eastern oysters, 6,092 kb pdf
- Wild Ocean Aquaculture, LLC, application for a standard lease for suspended culture of blue mussels, fingerd kelp, nori/laver, and American/Eastern oysters, Docket No. 2018-18 (two parts)
- Wild Ocean Aquaculture, LLC application, pages 1-19, 5,259 kb, pdf
- Wild Ocean Aquaculutre, LLC, application, pages 20-47, 13,481 kb, pdf
- Notice of Standard Lease Application received and deemed complete, Docket No. 2018-18, 184 kb, pdf,
- Site Report - Wild Ocean Aquaculture, LLC, 4,536 kb, pdf
- General Notice of Hearing - Wild Ocean Aquaculure, LLC - 273 kb pdf
- Public Notice of Hearing - Wild Ocean Aquaculture, LLC - 232 kb pdf
- Decision - Wild Ocean Aquaculture, LLC, 2,642 kb pdf
- Notice of Decision, Wild Ocean Aquaculture, LLC, 2,642 kb, pdf
Renewal Applications:
- Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc. renewal of lease COB JK located south of Kendal Head, Johnson Cove,, Cobscook Bay, Bay, Eastport, ME for net pen culture of Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, Atlantic Halibut, Atlantic cod, and blue sea mussels - 902 kb pdf
- Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc., renewal of lease COB CC located in Comstock Point, Cobscook Bay, Lubec, ME for net pen and suspeded culture of Atlantic salmon, rainbow/steelhead trout, Atlantic halibut, Atlantic witch flounder, pollack, sea scallop, soft clam, and haddock - 1,406 kb pdf
- Damariscotta River Association, renewal of lease DAM BP located south of Blackstone Point, Damariscotta River, Damariscotta, ME for bottom and suspended cultureof American/Eastern scallops, soft clams, and northern quahogs/hard clams - 2,255 kb pdf
- Pemaquid Oyster Company, Inc.(Christopher Davis) application for renewal of standard lease DAM GL3, located off Goose Ledge, Damariscotta River, Damariscotta, for bottom culture of Amercian/Eastern and European oysters - 924 kb pdf, Docket No. 2016-07-R
- Petit Manan Seafood - renewal of aquaculture lease PINK PS2, located in Pinkham Bay, Pinkham Stream, Steuben, ME for the bottom and suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters - 243 kb pdf
Transfer Applications:
- Ocean Approved, Inc. application for transfer of aquaculture lease CAS LCI2 to Wild Ocean Acquaculture, LLC,, 4,054 kb, pdf
- Ocean Approved, Inc., application for transfer of aquaculture lease CAS CHEB2 to Wild Ocean Aquaculture, LLC, 2,869 kb, pdf
