Emergency Regulations

2018

Posted July 23, 2018

Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan, Effective July 21, 2018, PDF file, 188 kb

Posted June 1, 2018

Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan, Effective June 2, 2018, PDF file, 190 kb

Posted May 23, 2018

Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 32.65 Closure of 2018 Elver Season, Effective May 24, 2018, PDF file, 88 kb

Posted April 23, 2018

Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 34.07 Atlantic Halibut Emergency Regulation, Effective April 23, 2018, PDF file, 131 kb

Posted March 2, 2018

Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08 Scallops, Targeted Closures: (13) St. Croix River; (14) Addison RA; (16) Fox Islands Thorofare in E. Vinalhaven RA, Effective March 4, 2018, PDF file, 783 kb

Posted February 16, 2018

Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08 Scallops, Targeted Closures: (14) Harrington & Pleasant Rivers in Addison RA; (15) Upper Frenchman Bay RA, Effective February 18, 2018, PDF file 1 MB

Posted February 2, 2018

Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08 Scallops, Targeted Closures: (11) Machias and Sand Bays in Lower Englishman Bay RA; (13) Cobscook Bay including Whiting/Denny’s Bay, Effective February 4, 2018, PDF file 1.79 MB

Posted January 19, 2018

Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08 Scallops, Targeted Closures: (12) Casco Passage (Swan’s Island); (13) Johnson Bay (Cobscook Bay), Effective January 21, 2018, PDF file 1.23 MB

Posted January 8, 2018

Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan, Effective December18, 2017, PDF file, 244 kb

2017

Posted December 29, 2017

Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11 Scallops; Targeted Closures (10) Hussey Sound and (11) Roque Island Harbor (Sand Bay)

Posted September 28, 2017

Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41 Menhaden Limitation, PDF file, 101 kb

Posted September 18, 2017

Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan. PDF file, 276 kb

Posted August 9, 2017

Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 115 Vibrio parahaemolyticus Control Plan. PDF file 162 kb, 7 pages

Posted July 28, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01 Herring Management Plan, Amended Effort Controls, PDF file, 202 kb, 8 pages

Posted June 30, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41.30 (3) Menhaden Episodic Event Fishery Closure, PDF file, 179 kb
• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01 Herring Management Plan, PDF File, 196 kb

Posted June 7, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41.30 (3) Menhaden Episodic Event Fishery Opens - Effective June 8, 2017, PDF file, 181 kb

Posted June 2, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41.10 Atlantic Menhaden Fishery Closure - Effective June 3, 2017, PDF file, 25 kb
• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01 Atlantic Herring Management Area 1A Days Out - Effective June 3, 2017, PDF file, 210 kb

Posted April 28, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking -Chapter 34.07 Atlantic Halibut Emergency Regulation - Effective April 30, 2017, PDF file 51 kb

Posted March 10, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking -Chapter 11.08 Scallops, Targeted Closures (19) Cobscook Bay Emergency
  Regulation -- Effective March 12, 2017 - pdf file, 461 kb

Posted February 23, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11 Scallop Regulations and Chapter 11.08 Targeted
  Closures (13)(15)(16)(17)(18) Chandler Bay/Head Harbor Island, Damariscotta River, North Haven, Mid
  Penobscot Bay and Lower Blue Hill Bay/Jericho Bay -- Effective February 26, 2017 - pdf file, 25.9 MB

Posted February 6, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11 Scallop Regulations and Chapter 11.08 Targeted Closures (11)(13)(15)(16)(17)(18)- Effective February 5, 2017-- pdf file, 5.6 MB

Posted January 23, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11 Scallop Regulations and Chapter 11.08 Targeted Closures (1)(14)(15) Muscle Ridge, Chandler Bay/Head Harbor, and Inner Cranberry Isle Area. Emergency Regulations - Effective January 2, 2017-- pdf file, 7.7 MB

2016

Posted December 29, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11 Scallop Regulations and Chapter 11.08 Targeted Closures - Effective January 1, 2017 -- pdf file, 2.14 MB

Posted August 12, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41.30 (1) Menhaden Fishery Re-Opening - Effective August 15, 2016 -- pdf file, 52.8 kb

Posted August 5, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41.30(1) Menhaden Fishery Closure- Effective August 5, 2016 -- pdf file, 111 KB

Posted August 1, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41.30 Menhaden Program Episodic Event Fishery- Effective July 31, 2016 -- pdf file, 184 kb

Posted July 9, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan - Effective July 9, 2016 -- pdf file, 172 kb

Posted July 2, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan - Effective July 2, 2016 -- pdf file, 190 kb

Posted June 22, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan - Effective June 22, 2016 -- pdf file, 157 kb

Posted June 21, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 25.65 Lobster and Crab Closure in the Penobscot River- Effective June 21, 2016 -- pdf file, 186 kb

Posted May 9, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 34 Groundfish Regulations; Recreational Cod Federal Compliance Emergency Rule-Making - Effective May 7, 2016 -- pdf file, 272 kb

Posted March 18, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.22 Targeted Closures (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27) Inner Machias Area, Wohoa/Western Bay Rotational Area, Gouldsboro/Dyers Bay Rotational Area, Upper Blue Hill Bay/Union River Rotational Area, Jericho Bay Area, Eggemoggin Reach/Southeast Harbor Rotational Area and Casco Bay - Effective March 20, 2016 -- pdf file, 1.08 MB

Posted February 5, 2016

• Notice of Agency Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.22 Targeted Closures (18)(19)(20) Cobscook Bay, St. Croix River and Owls Head - Effective Date February 6, 2016 -- pdf file, 987 kb

Posted January 22, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.22 Targeted Closures (1)(17) Muscle Ridge and Western Penobscot Bay - Effective Date January 23, 2016 -- pdf file, 4.57 MB

Posted January 14, 2016

• Notice of Agency Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.22 Scallop Targeted Closures (6)(15)(16) South Portland Harbor, Vinalhaven & Fox Island Thorofare and Whiting & Dennys Bays. Effective Date January 16, 2016 -- pdf file 1.4 MB
  

2015

Posted December 11, 2015

• Notice of Agency Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.22 (1) (12) (13) (14) Muscle Ridge, Gouldsboro and Dyer Bays, Wohoa Bay and Jonesport Reach and Inner Machias Rotational Area. Effective Date December 13, 205 -- pdf file, 2.2 MB

Posted December 10, 2015

• Notice of Agency Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 45.05 Shrimp Season Closure – Emergency Regulations -- pdf file, 137 KB

Posted May 8, 2015

• Chapter 34 Groundfish-Emergency Rulemaking. Effective May 9, 2015 -- pdf file, 137 KB

Posted May 8, 2015

• Chapter 32.07 Elver harvesting limitations-Emergency Rulemaking. Effective May 8, 2015 -- pdf file, 86 KB

Posted March 19, 2015

• Chapter 45.05 Shrimp Season Closure Clarification-Emergency Rulemaking. Effective March 20, 2015--pdf file 6 pages, 34 kb

February 26, 2015

• Chapter 11.22 Targeted Closures (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), and (16) Cobscook Bay Whiting & Denis Bays, St. Croix River, Inner Little Kennebec/Englishman Rotational Area, Addison Rotational Area, Casco Passage, Bagaduce River, Sheepscot River, Casco Bay, Emergency Regulations effective February 28, 2015, pdf 5.54 MB

Posted January 20, 2015

• Chapter 24.10 (4) (F) Maine-Restricted area for American Oyster; Emergency rulemaking effective January 21, 2015--pdf file, 6 pages, 40KB
  • Map of Restricted Area