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Pending Aquaculture Lease Applications
Updated September 1, 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):
- Bracy, Lloyd and Peter Lombardo, experimental lease application for a site located in the Pemaquid River north of Coombs Cove, Bristol for bottom culture of American Oysters, 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
- Coffin, Bailey - standard lease application for a site located west of Sow and Pigs Island, Casco Bay, Freeport, for suspended and bottom culture of American/eastern oysters, quahogs, Artic surf clams, razor clams, European oysters, bay scallops, soft shell clams, pdf
- Dewey's Shellfish, LLC - standard lease application for a site located northwest of Peters Island, Damariscotta River, South Bristol, for suspended culture of blue mussels, pdf
- Dodge Cove Marine Farm - standard lease application for a site located south east of Dodge Point, Damariscotta River, Newcastle, Maine, for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, European oysters, northern hard clams, and bay scallops, 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
- 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
- Heron Island Oyster Company - standard lease application for a site located in Fitch Cove, in the Damarsicotta River, South Bristol for the bottom and suspended culture of shellfish, 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
- Notice of Hearing, Maine Ocean Farms, LLC, pdf
- Maine Oyster, Inc., standard lease application for a site located east and south of Lehman Island, Upper Sheepscot River, Newcastle, for bottom culture of American/eastern oysters, pdf
- Miller, Mark - experimental lease application for a site located south of Eagle Island, Wheeler's Bay, St. George for suspended culture of sugar kelp, skinny kelp, winged kelp, horsetail kelp, Irish moss, and Laver
- 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
- Notice of standard lease application received and deemed complete, Amanda Moeser, pdf
- Site Report, Amanda Moeser, pdf
- Site Report Addendum, Amanda Moeser, pdf
- Notice of Remote Hearing, Amanda Moeser, pdf
- Pre-filed List of Witnesses and Testimony, Amanda Moeser, pdf
- Pre-filed Map, Amanda Moeser, pdf
- Pre-filed Notes and Photos from Snorkel Survey, Amanda Moeser, pdf
- Pre-filed Applicant Evidence, Amanda Moeser, pdf
- Pre-filed Videos 543 and 544 Notes, Amanda Moeser, 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
- 40-Day Notice of Decision, Mussel Bound Incorporated. 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
- 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
Renewal Applications:
- Acadia Sea Farms, Inc. - renewal of lease BHB GC4 located in Goose Cove, Western Bay, Trenton, pdf
- Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust - renewal of lease DAM BP located south of Blackstone Point, Damariscotta River, Damariscotta, pdf
- Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc. - renewal of lease COB MI2 located south of Matthews Island, Cobscook Bay, Eastport for net pen culture of Atlantic salmon, Atlantic halibut, haddock, Atlantic cod, and rainbow/steelhead trout; and suspended culture of blue sea mussels, 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
- Wild Ocean Aquaculture - renewal of standard lease CAS LONG located south of Little Chebeague Island, Casco Bay, Long Island for suspended culture of blue mussels, pdf
- Winter Point, Inc. - renewal of standard lease NMR MC located in Mill Cove, New Meadows River, West Bath for the bottom and suspended culture of American/eastern oysters, European oysters, and quahogs, 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:
- Acadia Aqua Farms, LLC, application to amend the species authorized on lease FLAN WN, located in Flanders Bay, Waukeag Neck, Sorrento, pdf
- Downeast Institute, application to amend gear and species authorized on lease EAST EPx, located in Elmer's Pond, a tidal impoundment on Black Duck Cove, Eastern Bay, Beals. pdf
- Pemaquid Oyster Company, Inc., application to amend gear and species authorized on lease DAM GL2, located west of Goose Ledges, Damariscotta River, Newcastle pdf
- Notice of 14-day comment period on application to amend lease DAM GL2, pdf
- 40-day Notice of Amendment Decision, Pemaquid Oyster Company, pdf
Expansion Applications:
- None at this time
