Date: September 4, 2026
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Skidompha Library, 184 Main Street
Town: Damariscotta
The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding a public hearing on the aquaculture proposal listed below:
APPLICATION DETAILS
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Applicant Name: |
Blackstone Point Oyster Co. |
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Location: |
Damariscotta River, South Bristol |
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Culture Type: |
Suspended and Bottom Culture of Shellfish |
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Application Type: |
Experimental Lease |
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Acreage Requested: |
2.19 acres |
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Term Requested: |
3 years |
The application and site report are posted to DMR’s aquaculture webpage under ‘Pending Lease Applications’. The application contains information about the proposal including the location of the site.
ATTENTION: Please note the date of the Blackstone Point Oyster Co., hearing has changed. The hearing was previously noticed with an original hearing date of August 28, 2026, and an alternate date of September 4, 2026.
The original hearing date of August 28, 2026, will not be used. The hearing will now be held only on the alternate date of September 4, 2026.
Please see the Hearing Details listed below, which reflect that the hearing will now be held on the alternate date only.
HEARING DETAILS
The public hearing on this application will be held remotely and in person as follows:
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Date: |
September 4, 2026 |
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Time: |
1:00 PM |
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Venue Name: |
Skidompha Library |
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Street Address: |
184 Main St. |
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Town: |
Damariscotta |
Proposed Exhibits and Hearing Materials:
- Hearing Agenda
- Parsons Proposed Exhibit 1 (PDF, 3MB)
- Parsons Proposed Exhibit 2 (PDF, 7.3 MB)
- Parsons Proposed Exhibit 3 (PDF, 2.59 MB)
- Turcotte Proposed Exhibit 1 (Video, 6MB)
- Turcotte Proposed Exhibit 2 (PDF, 265 KB)
- Turcotte Proposed Exhibit 3 (PDF, 500 KB)
- Curtis Proposed Exhibit 1 (PDF, 85 KB)
- Curtis Proposed Exhibit 2 (PDF, 367 KB)
- Danaher Proposed Exhibit 1 (Word, 1.541 MB)
- Danaher Proposed Exhibit 2 (Word, 1.1 MB)
- Danaher Proposed Exhibit 3 (Word, 720 KB)
Remote Teams Access:
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/243373739512801?p=T6DxFrUOGgRowfZxTW
Meeting ID: 243 373 739 512 801
Passcode: uq2iK286
Dial in by phone
+1 207-209-4724,,181077840# United States, Portland
Phone conference ID: 181 077 840#
For organizers: Meeting options | Reset dial-in PIN
Address questions to DMR Aquaculture: (207) 350-7815 / DMRaquaculture@maine.gov
For disability accommodations, contact: (207) 624-6553, or 877-243-2823, TTY 711
RELEVANT AUTHORITY: The rules governing the leasing program are found in Chapter 2 of DMR regulations. The statutory provisions are: 5 M.R.S.A. §9051 et seq. & 12 M.R.S.A. §6072(1) et seq., & 12 M.R.S.A. §6072-A(1) et seq.