Aquaculture Public Hearing-Lease Revocation-PINK PS2

The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding a lease revocation hearing for the site listed below. Please carefully review the following information as there are important deadlines governing participation.

Lease Holder: Charles Wallace d/b/a Petit Manan Seafood

Lease Site ID: PINK PS2

Lease Type: Standard

Lease Location: Steuben, Pinkham Stream

The revocation hearing will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams and in-person as follows:

October 7, 2025
1:00 p.m.
Marquardt Building
RM 118
32 Blossom Lane
Augusta, ME 04333

If the hearing listed above is postponed or continued it will be held on October 9, 2025, at the same time and format.

PURPOSE OF THE HEARING: DMR is initiating this lease revocation proceeding in accordance with 12 M.R.S.A. § 6072(11), on the grounds that the lease holder has:

• Failed to maintain minimum lease maintenance standards as specified in Chapter 2.75 of DMR’s regulations;

• Violated one or more lease conditions; and,

• Defaulted on the lease agreement.

REGISTERING FOR THE HEARING:  The hearing will be conducted in accordance with the adjudicatory proceeding provisions of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act (5 M.R.S.A., ch. 375, subchapter 4).  Persons wishing to attend the hearing in-person or remotely and ask questions of the parties or testify under oath about the possible revocation must register to participate.  Interested persons must complete an online registration form no later than 5:00 p.m., September 22, 2025.  If you need assistance with the form, please contact DMR. Registration can be completed at: https://forms.office.com/g/6YL0gdb0KU

INTERVENING:  Applications to intervene need to be received by DMR no later than 5:00 p.m., September 22, 2025.  DMR will decide whether to grant intervenor applications five days before the hearing. If you are granted intervenor status, you become a legal party to the proceeding. Contact DMR for a copy of the intervenor application.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Questions must be directed to DMR at: DMRaquaculture@maine.gov or 207-350-7815.

For disability accommodations, contact: (207) 624-6553, or 877-243-2823, TTY 711

AUTHORITY AND JURISDICTION: DMR is conducting this revocation proceeding pursuant to its authority under 12 M.R.S.A. § 6072(11).

What is a revocation proceeding?

DMR may initiate a lease revocation hearing for a standard lease in accordance with 12 M.R.S.A. §6072(11) and provisions of the lease agreement. These proceedings are invoked when DMR determines one or more of the following apply to the operation of the specific site:

• Aquaculture has been conducted in a manner substantially injurious to marine organisms or public health;

• No substantial aquaculture or research has been conducted over the course of the lease;

• Any lease condition of the lease has been violated, or any minimum lease maintenance standard has been violated;

• The lease holder has defaulted on their lease agreement.

Testimony should be specific to one or more of the points above as it relates to the operation of the lease site in question.