2019 News

• 11/15/2019: Online Renewals are Now Available for 2020 Calendar Year Licenses
• 11/7/2019: Marine Patrol Release Identity of Man Whose Body Was Recovered from Flanders Bay
• 11/7/2019: Body of Deceased Male Recovered from Flanders Bay
• 10/31/2019: ASMFC Atlantic Striped Bass Board Approves Addendum VI
• 10/30/2019: Patrick C. Keliher Elected ASMFC Chair
• 10/28/2019: Visitors from Indonesia Learn About Maine's Marine Resources
• 10/18/2019: Marine Patrol Promotes Matthew Talbot to Newly Created Rank of Captain
• 10/16/2019: Message from Commissioner Keliher to Maine Lobster Industry
• 10/11/2019: Scallop License Lotteries Now Available
• 10/10/2019: Marine Patrol Officer Kenneth Conley Awarded 2018 NECLECA Officer of the Year Award
• 10/4/2019: Matt Sinclair Promoted to Sergeant in Maine Marine Patrol's Section One
• 10/4/2019: Maine State Aquarium Closed for the Season; Reopening May 2020
• 10/3/2019: Aquaculture Operation to Support Novel Approach to Wild Atlantic Salmon Restoration
• 9/23/2019: DMR Employee and Manager of the Year Awards Presented
• 9/22/2019: Marine Patrol Investigating Jet Ski Accident
• 9/19/2019: Three Charged with Violating Laws Intended to Protect Rebuilding Atlantic Herring Stock
• 9/9/2019: Maine State Aquarium Re-opened
• 9/4/2019: Adam Atherton to Join Marine Patrol in Lubec After Completing Academy
• 8/27/2019: Eastern ME Atlantic Herring Spawning Closure Set for August 28 through October 8, 2019
• 8/27/2019: DMR Monitors Bloom of Karenia Mikomotoi in Casco Bay Region
• 8/27/2019: Next Round of Right Whale Meetings On Hold - Revised Schedule Will be Sent When Available
• 8/21/2019: Medical Examiner's Office Identifies Body of Man Found in Greenland Cove
• 8/19/2019: Body of Deceased Male Recovered from Greenland Cove
• 8/19/2019: Celebrity Visitor Thrills Aquarium's Intern
• 8/14/2019: Maine Marine Patrol Temporarily Suspends Search for Bremen Man
• 8/14/2019: Maine Marine Patrol Continues to Search Round Pond Harbor for Bremen Man
• 8/13/2019: Dive Team Searching for Bremen Man
• 8/5/2019: Zechariah Thomas to Join Bristol - Bremen Patrol
• 7/30/2019: Will Reinsborough to Join Marine Patrol
• 7/25/2019: MENHADEN: Small Scale Fishery Opens July 29, 2019
• 7/22/2019: Menhaden Directed State Fishery Re-Opens Monday, July 22, 2019
• 7/12/2019: Menhaden Episodic Event Fishery Opens July 15, 2019
• 7/3/2019: Operation Dry Water 2019 - Friday, July 5th to Sunday, July 7th
• 7/2/2019: Here's to this river - a salute to the Kennebec by Commissioner Keliher
• 6/27/2019: NOAA Announces Determination Not to List Alewife or Blueback Herring Under the Endangered Species Act at This Time
• 6/25/2019: Mark Murry Promoted to Sergeant of Marine Patrol Section Five
• 6/21/2019: $1,136,250 in Land for Maine's Future Funding Allocated to Support Working Waterfront Access
• 6/12/2019: Lobster Zone Waiting Lists - last updated June 10, 2019
• 6/10/2019: Preliminary End of Season Elver Landings Reported
• 6/3/2019: Governor Mills Gets a Tour of Maine's Alewife Harvest Sites
• 5/29/2019: Maine DMR to Hold Industry Meetings to Develop Proposal for Whale Protection
• 5/23/2019: Rob Beal Promoted to Major of Maine Marine Patrol
• 5/16/2019: Maine Marine Patrol, Warden Service and US Coast Guard Highlight Boating Safety
• 4/29/2019: Maine-New Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey April 29 - May 31; Daily Schedules and Tow Charts available
• 4/29/2019: Troy Dow Promoted to Lieutenant of Maine Marine Patrol Division Two
• 4/24/2019: Coastal grants available for municipal and regional projects
• 4/24/2019: Four Men Charged by Marine Patrol with Multiple Violations
• 4/24/2019: Newest Marine Patrol Vessel Christened
• 4/12/2019: Maine Eel Aquaculture Opportunity
• 4/5/2019: Maine Coastal Program Seeks Applications for Shore and Harbor Planning Grant Program, due Friday, May 17th
• 3/28/2019: Lieutenant Carroll Replaces Colonel Cornish as Head of Maine Marine Patrol
• 3/24/2019: Elvers Reported Through 6pm 3/23/2019
• 3/4/2019: ASMFC Seeks Proposals for Regional Pilot Projects in Support of Sustainable Aquaculture - Proposals Due April 15, 2019
• 3/3/2019: Brian Brodie Receives 2019 MLA Officer of the Year Award
• 3/2/2019: Terry Alexander Receives 2019 DMR Andy Mays Award of Excellence
• 3/1/2019: Maine Commercial Landings Top 600 Million Dollars for Only the Third Time
• 2/20/2019: Important Notice Regarding the Waiting Lists for Limited Entry Lobster Zones
• 2/13/2019: Scoping Meeting on Northern Gulf of Maine, Limited Access General Category Amendment to be Held at Fishermen's Forum
• 2/7/2019: ASMFC American Lobster Board Initiates Draft Addendum XXVIII
• 2/7/2019: ASMFC Atlantic Herring Board Approves Draft Addendum II for Public Comment - Proposes Options to Protect Spawning Herring in Area 1A
• 2/5/2019: ASMFC Seeks Proposals for Shellfish Aquaculture Consortia Projects - Proposals Due March 15, 2019
• 1/28/2019: Latest Round of Coastal Community Planning Grants Awarded
• 1/28/2019: New Phone Numbers for Marine Patrol Division II and Public Health Lab in Lamoine
• 1/11/2019: DMR's Online Licensing System to be Unavailable During Upgrade
• 1/9/2019: Deadline to Participate in Survey to Improve Whale Regulation Approaching
• 1/9/2019: NOAA Recreational Fishing Meetings Cancelled Due to Shutdown
• 1/7/2019: Maine Ventless Lobster Trap Survey Seeking Bids from Industry Participants

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