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- 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
- : Menhaden Episodic Event Set Aside (EESA) Fishery Landings as of 9:40 A.M. August 29, 2025
- : MENHADEN: EESA Fishery OPENS Thursday, August 28, at 12:01 a.m.
- : REMINDER: Fall Bottom Trawl Survey of the Maine Research Array Wind Energy Area to Begin September 25, 2025
- : Notice to all Commercial Menhaden Harvesters: State Fishery Closure Date Amended to Monday, August 25 at 11:59 PM
- : Grant Supports Continued Efficiency Improvements for Maine DMR Aquaculture Division
Proposed, New, or Emergency Regulations
- Posted : Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 26 Sea Urchin: 2025 - 2026 Season PUBLIC HEARING: August 13, 2025: 5:00 p.m. - COMMENT DEADLINE: August 25, 2025
- Posted : Notice of Emergency Rulemaking-Chapter 36 Atlantic Herring; 2025 Season 1 Open Effective May 31, 2025
- Posted : Notice of Agency Rulemaking Adoption - Chapter 8 Landings Program
Meetings and Events
- : Aquaculture Advisory Council : Aquaculture Advisory Council Meeting
- : Aquaculture Public Hearing or Scoping Session : Aquaculture Public Hearing - Greenhead Lobster, LLC
- : Shellfish Advisory Council : Shellfish Advisory Council 2025 Quarter 3 meeting
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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