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Pending Aquaculture Lease Applications
Updated May 27, 2020
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
- Acadia Aqua Farms LLC - standard lease application for a site located southwest of Googins Ledge, Frenchman Bay, Bar Harbor, for suspended culture of shellfish, 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. LLC, (Hog Island, Damariscotta River) pdf
- Hearing Notice - Black Stone Point Oysters, LLC, pdf
- Notice of Continued Hearing, Black Stone Point Oysters, LLC, pdf
- Notice of POSTPONED Continued Hearing - Black Stone Point Oysters, LLC, pdf PLEASE NOTE: This continued hearing has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.
- Brewer, Marsden - experimental lease application for a site located northwest of Sellers Rock, east Penobscot Bay, Deer Isle, ME for suspended culture of sea scallops and sugar kelp, pdf
- Brewer, Robert - experimental lease application for a site located northwest of Sellers Rock, east Penobscot Bay, Deer Isle, ME for suspended culture of sea scallops and sugar kelp, 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
- Notice of application received and deemed complete - Community Shellfish, pdf
- Notice of Hearing - Community Shellfish Co. LLC, pdf
- Site Report - Community Shellfish Co., LLC, pdf
- Notice of POSTPONED Hearing - Community Shellfsih Co., LLC, pdf PLEASE NOTE: This hearing has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.
- Deep Blue Aquaculture LLC - experimental lease application for a lease located west of Hog Island, Penobscot Bay, Deer Isle, Maine for suspended culture of sea scallops, pdf
- Dickinson, Christopher - application for a standard lease on a site located approx. 800 feet southwest of Hog Island, Damariscotta River, Damariscotta, Newcastle for suspended culture of American/eastern oysters, 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
- 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
- Ferda Farms, LLC- application for an experimental lease located east of Lower Coombs Island, New Meadows River, Brunswick for suspended culture of American/Eastern oysters and hard shell clams/quahogs, 3,412 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
- 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
- Notice of application received and deemed complete, Glidden Point Oyster Co. 140 kb pdf
- Site Report - Glidden Point Oyster Company - pdf
- Notice of Hearing - Glidden Point Oyster Co. - pdf
- Notice of POSTPONED Hearing - Glidden Point Oyster Co. - pdf PLEASE NOTE: This hearing has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.
- Harraseeket Oyster Co. LLC - application for a standard lease located south of Bowman Island and Stockbridge Point, Inner Casco Bay, Freeport for suspended culture of American oysters, pdf
- Harvey, Brian - application for a standard lease located west of Haynes Point, Goose Cove, Western Bay, Trenton for suspended culture of American/eastern oysters, pdf
- Hermit Island Oyster Company, LLC - application for an experimental lease for a site located near Hermit Island, Small Point Harbor, in New Meadows River, Phippsburg, Maine for bottom culture of Eastern oysters, 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
- Love Point Oysters, LLC, application for a standard lease on a site located southeast of Winslow Park, Casco Bay, Freeport for suspended culture of American oysters, pdf
- Love Point Oysters application for a standard lease on a site located south of Crab Island, Casco Bay, Freeport for suspended culture of American oysters, pdf
- Maine Ocean Farms LLC, application for a standard lease on a site located east of Wolfe's Neck, west of Flying Point, northwest of Bustins Island, north of Googine Ledge, Recompense Cove, Freeport for suspended culture of American/eastern oysters, 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
- Moeser, Amanda - application for a standard lease for bottom and suspended culture of shellfish on a site located south of Lanes Island, Inner Casco Bay, Yarmouth, Maine, 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 Channel, 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
- 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
- Schroeder, Jeffrey application for an experimental lease located in Broad Cove, St. Geroge River, Cushing, Maine for suspended culture of American/eastern oysters, 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
- Summit Point LLC application for a standard lease located northeast of Clapboard Island, Casco Bay, Towns of Falmouth and Cumberland for suspended culture of marine algae, 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
- Scoping Notice, Western Bay Oyster Company, LLC
- Notice of application received and deemed complete - Western Bay Oyster Company LLC, pdf
- Hearing Notice - Western Bay Oyster Company LLC, pdf
- Site Report - Western Bay Oyster Company - pdf
- Notice of POSTPONED Hearing - Western Bay Oyster Company - pdf PLEASE NOTE: This hearing has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.
Renewal Applications:
- Acadia Aqua Farms, LLC - application for renewal of Lease FREN BI located north of Bean Island, Frenchman Bay, Sorrentto, Maiine for bottom culture of blue 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
- Darling Marine Center, University of Maine - renewal of scientific experimental lease DAM LW2 located in Lowe's Cove, Damariscotta River, in Walpole in the town of South Bristol, pdf
- Glidden Point Oyster Co. Inc. - renewal of standard lease DAM DL2 located at the northern end of Lower Dodge Cove in the Damariscotta River, Edgecomb, ME for bottom culture of shellfish, pdf
- Jesse Leach - renewal of standard lease BAG SB located west of Bear Head in the Bagaduce River in the towns of Brooksville and Sedgwick, ME for suspended and bottom culture of American oysters, pdf
- Mussel Bound Incorporated, Erick Spencer Swanson, and Reid Arthur Swanson, renewal of standard lease BHB HI2 located east of Hardwood Island, Blue Hil Bay, Tremont, ME for suspended culture of blue mussels, pdf
- Weskeag River Shellfish Farms, LLC - renewal of standard lease WES UR located in the upper Weskeag River, South Thomaston, ME for suspended and bottom culture of American oysters, pdf
Transfer Applications:
Amendment Applications:
- Georgetown Aquaculture, LLC - application to amend gear authorized on lease SAS RC2 located in Robinhood Cove, Georgetown, pdf
- Glidden Point Oyster Company, Inc. - application to amend gear authorized on lease DAM JP located south of Jacks Point, Damariscotta River, Newcastle. pdf
- Johns River Shellfish, LLC - application to amend gear authorized on lease JOHN NB3 located in the Johns River, west of Peabow Island, South Bristol, ME, pdf
- Mook Sea Farms, Inc. - application to amend gear authorized on lease DAM EL3 located east of Little Point, Damariscotta River, Newcastle, ME
- Mook Sea Farms, Inc. - application to amend gear authorized on lease DAM DCx located in Days Cove, Damariscotta River, Damariscotta, pdf
- Nonesuch Oysters, LLC - application to amend gear authorized on lease SCAR SRR located south of the railroad trestle, Scarborough River, Scarborough, pdf
- Pine Point Oyster Company, LLC - application to amend gear authorized on lease SCAR ERR located east of the railroad trestle, Scarborough River, Scarborough, pdf
- Summit Point, LLC - application to amend species authorized on lease CAS SI2 located southeast of Sturdivant, Island Casco Bay, Cumberland, pdf
- Tripp, Krista - application to amend gear authorized on lease WES BC located in the Weskeag River, South Thomaston, pdf
- Expansion Applications:
