Aquaculture Public Hearing-Lease Revocation-PINK PS2

Date: October 7, 2025

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: Marquardt Building, RM 118, 32 Blossom Lane

Town: Augusta

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.

HEARING MATERIALS AND REMOTE ACCESS INFORMATION

MATERIALS

 

REMOTE MEETING ACCESS:

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Meeting ID: 275 731 850 187 2

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Phone conference ID: 211 442 176#

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.