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Pending Aquaculture Lease Applications
Updated September 19, 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 Territories 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
- Notice of application received and comment period set, Robert S. Baines, 267 kb pdf
- Public Notice re: comment period, Robert S. Baines, 224 kb pdf
- Site Report - Robert Baines (Muscle Ridge Channel), pdf
- Hearing Notice - Robert Baines, 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
- Site Report: Black Stone Point Oysters (Hog Island, Damariscotta River) pdf
- Hearing Notice - Black Stone, pdf
- Butterfield, Keith - application 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 - 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
- Coffin, Walter - standard lease application for a lease located Southwest of Indian Head, Recompense, Casco Bay, Freeport for suspended culture of American/eastern oysters, 7,399 kb pdf
- Community Shellfish Co. LLC - standard lease application for a lease located west of Oar Island and north of Hog Island, Medomak River, Bremen, Maine for suspended culture of shellfish, 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
- Downeast Institute - Application No. 1 - application for an experimental lease located near Mud Hole Point, Eastern Bay, Beals, Maine for bottom and suspended culture of shellfish, 16,115 kb pdf
- Downeast Institute - Application No. 2 - application for an experimental lease located near Mud Hole Point, Eastern Bay, Beals, Maine for bottom and suspended culture of shellfish, 15,389 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
- Ehle, Timothy and Lash, Isaac - application for a standard lease on a site located northeast of Cranberry Island, Muscongus Bay, Friendship, Maine for suspended culture of sugar kelp, skinny kelp, and dules, 6,694 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 Salt Bay, Upper Damariscotta River, Newcastle, Maine for suspended culture of American/eastern Oysters, 8,343 kb, pdf
- Notice of application received and comment period set, George F. Faux, Inc., 267 kb, pdf
- Public Notice ad, George F. Faux, Inc., 224 kb, pdf
- Site Report, George F. Faux, Inc., 4,124 kb pdf,
- Notice of hearing - George F. Faux, Inc., 170 kb, pdf
- Decision - George F. Faux, Inc., pdf
- 40-Day Notice on Decision - George F. Faux, Inc., pdf
- Glidden Point Oyster Co.-application for a standard lease located on the western shore, south of Jack's Point, Damariscotta River, Newcastle, ME for suspended culture of American/eastern oysters. 9,633 kb pdf
- Goose Island Oysters, LLC - application for an experimental lease located west of Upper Goose Island, Middle Bay, ME for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, 10,730 kb, pdf
- Notice of application received and comment period set, Goose Island Oysters, LLC, 271 kb, pdf
- Newspaper notice of comment period set, Goose Island Oysters, LLC, 224 kb, pdf
- Site Report - Goose Island Oysters, 2,172 kb pdf
- Hearing Notice - Goose Island Oysters, 175.kb pdf
- Decision - Goose Island Oysters
- 40-day notice on decision - Goose Island Oysters
- 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 located orth of Littlejohn Island, Casco Bay, Yarmouth, Maine for suspended culture of American/Eastern oystrers, 4,229 kb pdf
- High Tide Shellfish Farm, LLC - application for a standard lease located east of Stage Island, Stage Island, Bay, Georgetown, Maine for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters, 10,940 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 - application 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
- Johnson, Timothy- Application for a standard lease for a site located east of Crow Island, Middle Bay, Harpswell for the bottom and suspended culture of American/eastern oysters and Quahogs, 8596 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 Source Seafood, application for a standard lease on a site located east of Lanes Island, Casco Bay, Yarmouth for suspended culture of American oysters, European oysters, and claims, 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 experimental lease located west of Elwell Island, Wheeler Bay, St. George, ME for suspended culture or marine algae, 8.333 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
- Mook Sea Farms, Inc., application for a standard lease for suspended culture of shellfish on a site located west side of river south of Wiley Point and north of Fitch Point, Damariscotta River, South Bristol, Maine
- Morrill, George C. and Lucas G. - appilcation for an experimental lease for suspended culture of marine algae on a site located north/northeast of Tommy Island, east/southeast of Eben Island, Penobscot Bay, South Thomaston, Maine, 1,232 kb, pdf
- Morrill, George C. and Lucas G - application for an experimental lease for suspended culture of marine algae on a site located northwest of Muscle Ridge Channelll, northwest of Garden Island, Penobscot Bay, South Thomaston, Maine, 1,231 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
- Mussel Bound Incorporated - application for an experimental lease for suspended cutlure of blue mussels on a site located north of Thomas Island, Frenchman Bay, Bar Harbor, Maine, 9,422 kb, pdf
- Perkins, Greg H. - application for suspended culture of sugar kelp, skinny kelp, and winged kelp on a site located east of Sears Island, Stockton Harbor, Searsport, Maine, 6,489 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 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
- Taunton Bay Oyster Co., Inc., application for a standard lease located southeast of Cedar Point, Taunton Bay, Hancock, ME for bottom culture of American/eastern oysters, 5,053 kb, pdf
- Train, Steve, appplication for an experimental aquaculture lease located west of Little Chebeague Island, Casco Bay, Long Island, ME for suspended culture of sugar kelp, skinny kelp, and Dulse, 943 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
- Western Bay Oyster Company, LLC, application for a standard aquaculture lease located in Western Bay, off Old House Cove, Spruce Point, Bar Harbor Maine for bottom and suspended culture of American/eastern oysters, pdf
- Wilson Cove Oysters, LLC, application for an experimental lease located in Wilson's Cove, Middle Bay, Harpswell, Maine for suspended culture of American/eastern Oysters - 17,556 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 suspended culture of Atlantic salmon, rainbow/steelhead trout, Atlantic halibut, Atlantic witch flounder, pollack, sea scallop, soft clam, and haddock - 1,406 kb pdf Pemaquid Mussel Farms, LLC, application for renewal of lease EAST GL located east of Googins Ledge, Eastern Bay, Bar Harbor, ME, for suspended culture of blue sea mussels and sugar kelp - 618 kb pdf
Transfer Applications:
- Trundy Point, LLC - application to transfer standard lease CAS LONG located south of Little Chebeague Island, Casco Bay, Long Island, Maine to Wild Ocean Aquaculture, LLC. Said lease is for the suspended culture of blue mussels, 3,393 kb pdf
- Trundy Point, LLC - application to transfer standard lease CAS BASK2 located east of Basket Island, Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine to Wild Ocean Aquaculutre, LLC. Said lease is for the suspended culture of blue mussels and sea scallops, 3,233 kb pdf
Amendment Applications:
- Horne, Christian and Edward Bradley - application to amend gear authorized on lease MAQ BRW locataed west of Bunganuc Road, upper Maquoit Bay, Freeport, pdf
- Nice Oyster Company, LLC - application to amend species and gear authorized on lease NMR WPx located east of Woodward Point and South of Getchell's Ledge, New Meadows River, Brunswick, 10,583 kb pdf
- Mook Sea Farms, Inc. - application to amend species and gear authorized on lease DAM PP2 located east of Perkins Point, Damariscotta River, Newcastle, ME. 3,573 kb pdf
- Mook Sea Farms, Inc. - application to amend gear authorized on lease DAM EL3 located east of Little Point, Damariscotta River, Newcastle, ME
- Pine Point Oyster Co -application to amend gear authorized on lease SCAR-ERR located in the Scarborough River, Scarborough, ME pdf
