Date: August 13, 2026
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: DMR, Marquardt Building, 32 Blossom Lane, Room 118
Town: Augusta
Please hold the date for the next DMR Advisory Council meeting to be held on Thursday, August 13th, 2026 at 1:00 PM. This meeting will be held in-person at the location listed above and remotely via Microsoft teams (access information is listed below the agenda). The agenda is posted below.
Agenda
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Regulations-Action (voting)
-Chapter 11: Scallops – Apprenticeship Program (Melissa Smith)
-Chapter 26: Sea Urchins – 2026-2027 Season (Melissa Smith)
-Chapter 55: Gear Restrictions – Fishing in the Androscoggin River between Brunswick and Topsham (Deirdre Gilbert)
3. Pending Special License Requests (voting)
-Licenses new in 2026
-Licenses renewed for another 5 year cycle
4. Upcoming Regulations
-Chapter 11: Scallops – 2026-2027 Season (Melissa Smith)
-Chapter 24: Importation of Live Marine Organisms – ISAV (Katie Stein)
-Chapter 34: Groundfish – Whiting Gear Measurements (Corrin Flora)
-Chapter 94: Sanitary Control of Molluscan Shellfish – Shellstock Shipper Certificates (Deirdre Gilbert)
5. Other Business
-Patrol Update
Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/298037301202543?p=AHtN53Y7GNVYlJfuSx
Meeting ID: 298 037 301 202 543
Passcode: dh3yX3we
Dial in by phone
+1 207-209-4724,,770647580# United States, Portland
Phone conference ID: 770 647 580#