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    • Sea-Run Fisheries
      • Programs and Projects
        • River Herring (Alewife) Fact Sheet
        • Salmon for Maine's Rivers
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        • Trap Count Statistics
        • Kennebec River Restoration Project
        • American Eel Project
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  • Aquaculture
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  • Science
    • Species Information
      • Maine Lobster
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          • Lobster Sea Sampling Program
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        • Female Lobster Size at Maturity Studies
        • Lobster Research Collaborative
        • DMR Lobster Research Publications
        • Lobster Tagging Project
      • Atlantic Halibut
        • Atlantic Halibut Research Tags and Rewards
      • Atlantic Herring Biology and Research
      • Eelgrass
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        • Asian Shore Crab
        • Green Crabs
          • Green Crab Overview, December 2013
        • Chinese Mitten Crab
      • Protected Species in the Gulf of Maine
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      • Scallop
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        • White Shark Identification Request Form
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Commercial Fishing

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Recreational Fishing

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News

  • March 25, 2023 : Elvers Reported Through 8 A.M. 3/25/2023
  • March 13, 2023 : DMR Seeks Proposals for Bottom Trawl Survey of Proposed Wind Research Array
  • March 8, 2023 : Marine Patrol Specialist Evan Whidden Named MLA Officer of the Year
  • March 6, 2023 : James “Jimmy” Wotton Receives Annual DMR Andy Mays Award of Excellence
  • March 3, 2023 : 2022 Commercial Fisheries Value Returns to Levels More in Line with Recent Years

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Proposed, New, or Emergency Regulations

  • Posted March 15, 2023 : Notice of Agency Rulemaking Adoption - Chapter 36 Atlantic Herring; 2023 Administrative Update
  • Posted March 15, 2023 : Notice of Agency Rulemaking Adoption - Chapter 32 Elver Quota System for the 2023 season
  • Posted March 15, 2023 : Notice of Agency Rulemaking Adoption - Chapter 34 Groundfish: Maximized Retention Monitoring
  • View all newly adopted rules
  • View all proposed rules
  • View all emergency rules

Meetings and Events

  • March 27, 2023 : Shellfish Advisory Council : Shellfish Advisory Council 2023 Quarter 1 meeting
  • April 4, 2023 : Aquaculture Public Hearing or Scoping Session : Rescheduled Aquaculture Public Hearing - Maine Island Aquaculture, LLC : North Haven
  • May 2, 2023 : Aquaculture Public Hearing or Scoping Session : Aquaculture Public Hearing - Pemaquid Mussel Farms, LLC

View all upcoming meetings

Laws & Regulations

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Programs

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  • Education
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Featured Links

  • New Reporting Requirements for Commercial Lobster Harvesters
  • Website Feedback
  • Clam/Shellfish Closures and Hotline: 1-800-232-4733
  • Maine Marine Patrol Contacts
  • Legal Lobster Haul Times for 2022 (PDF file, 130 KB)
  • DMR Tribal-State Collaboration Policy (PDF file, 80 KB)
  • DMR Tribal-State Collaboration Agency Guidance (PDF file, 134 KB)

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