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- License Renewal and Application Frequently Asked Questions
- Questions about which license you need, contact the Maine Marine Patrol
- All other questions or issues regarding licensing or LEEDS: Email DMR licensing at licensing.dmr@maine.gov or call 624-6550, option 2
News and Notices
- : Update from DMR Commissioner to Lobstermen: Large Number of North Atlantic Right Whales Remain on Jeffreys Ledge
- : Dive Team Confirms Identify of Fishing Vessel "Sudden Impact"
- : Notice to Commercial Lobster License Holders: Delivery Updates for 2025 Trap Tags
- : Marine Patrol Continues Search Effort for South Addison Fishermen
- : Marine Patrol Searching for South Addison Fishermen
Proposed, New, or Emergency Regulations
- Posted : Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (14) West Vinalhaven Islands
- Posted : Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (11) Upper Machias & Little Machias Bay; (12) Cobscook, Whiting & Denny’s Bays; and 13) Upper Western Bay Effective January 19, 2025
- Posted : Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 32 Elver Quota System for the 2025 Season COMMENT DEADLINE: February 14, 2025
Meetings and Events
- : Aquaculture Advisory Council : Aquaculture Advisory Council Quarter 1 Meeting
- : Lobster Zone Council : Lobster Zone F Council Meeting - January 27, 2025
- : Public Meeting : DMR Elver Industry Meeting Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- : Aquaculture Public Hearing or Scoping Session : Aquaculture Public Scoping Session - Mere Point Oyster Co., & Dana Smith
- : Aquaculture Public Hearing or Scoping Session : Aquaculture Public Scoping Session - Shearwater Ventures, LLC
Featured Links
- Love Nature? Help Us Count River Herring on the Pennamaquan River
- Clam/Shellfish Closures and Hotline: 1-800-232-4733
- Maine Marine Patrol Contacts
- DMR Tribal-State Collaboration Policy (PDF file, 80 KB)
- DMR Tribal-State Collaboration Agency Guidance (PDF file, 134 KB)
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