Emergency Regulations

The list below does not include shellfish closures,

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2019

Posted March 15, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (14) Damariscotta River, Effective March 17, 2019, PDF file, 204 KB

Posted February 22, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (11) Cobscook including…St. Croix River, (12) Blue Hill Bay/Union River RA, (13) West Lower Jericho Bay, (14) Upper Damariscotta River, Effective February 24, 2019, PDF file, 956 KB

Posted February 8, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (7) Gouldsboro/Dyers Bays Rotational Area, (8) Upper Machias Bay Rotational Area, and (9) Vinalhaven Islands in the Lower Penobscot Bay Rotational Area, Effective February 10, 2019, PDF file, 1.16 MB

Posted January 25, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (10) Wohoa Bay; (11) Cobscook Bay including Whiting and Denny’s Bays, Effective January 27, 2019, PDF file, 818 kb

Posted January 4, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (9) West Vinalhaven, Effective January 6, 2019, PDF file, 471 kb

2018

Posted December 28, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (8) Machias and Little Machias Bays, Effective December 30, 2018, PDF file, 578 kb

Posted December 14, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (7) Gouldsboro and Dyers Bays, Effective December 16, 2018, PDF file, 448 kb

Posted November 16, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan, Effective November 16, 2018, PDF file, 161 kb

Posted October 1, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan, Effective September 29, 2018, PDF file, 161 kb

Posted September 14, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41.30: Menhaden Fishery Management Program, Effective September 15, 2018, PDF file, 160 kb

Posted September 13, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan, Effective September 12, 2018, PDF file, 192 kb

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

Emergency Regulations Archive, 2015–2017