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News
- : NFWF Grants Support Maine Lobster Industry Participation in Alternative Fishing Gear Testing
- : USDA Grant to Support Habitat Improvement for Native Species Including Endangered Atlantic Salmon
- : Scallop License Lottery Winners Announced
- : ASMFC Begins Preparations for American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment
- : New Marine Patrol Officer Amos Abbott to Serve in Friendship-Waldoboro-Cushing Patrol
Proposed, New, or Emergency Regulations
- Posted : Notice of Agency Rule-making Adoption - Chapter 11 Scallops; 2023-2024 Season
- Posted : Notice of Agency Rule-making Adoption - Chapter 34 Recreational Measures for Cod, Haddock and Halibut Clean-up
- Posted : Notice of Agency Rule-making Adoption - Chapter 25.98 Electronic Tracking Requirements for Federally Permitted Lobster and Jonah Crab License Holders
Meetings and Events
- : Shellfish Advisory Council : Shellfish Advisory Council 2023 Quarter 4 Meeting
- : Public Meeting : Central Maine Regional Shellfish Meeting
- : Aquaculture Public Hearing or Scoping Session : Aquaculture Public Scoping Session - Downeast Institute
- : Menhaden Fishing Industry Meeting - Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 4pm
- : Public Hearing : Public Hearing on Atlantic Striped Bass Draft Addendum II
Featured Links
- Report a White Shark Sighting
- 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 2023 (PDF file, 130 KB)
- DMR Tribal-State Collaboration Policy (PDF file, 80 KB)
- DMR Tribal-State Collaboration Agency Guidance (PDF file, 134 KB)