The Commercial Fishing Safety Council will meet on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams

A link to join the meeting is below and an agenda for the meeting is attached.   

The Department of Marine Resources is announcing the annual lotteries for scallop drag and scallop dive licenses.   Based on licenses retired in 2024, the Department is making available 14 drag licenses (7 drag licenses will be awarded to individuals between the age of 18-30 and 7 drag licenses will be awarded to individuals 31 years of age or older) and 5 dive licenses.  The Department will begin accepting applications at noon on September 15th, and the lotteries will remain open until 4:30 pm October 17th.

The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding public hearings on the aquaculture proposals listed below:

Hearings to gather public input on Draft Addendum III to Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass have been scheduled from Maine to Virginia. Addendum III considers management measures to support rebuilding the stock by 2029, as well as addressing a coastwide definition of total length for size limit regulations, the commercial tagging programs, and changes to the Maryland recreational season baseline.

Public Hearings on Atlantic Striped Bass Draft Addendum III Scheduled

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.

The Zone G Jeffrey's Ledge Sub-Committee will meet in person on Friday, September 5 at 5 p.m. at the Kennebunkport Fire Station a 32 North Street in Kennebunkport.

The Fall 2025 ME-NH trawl survey conducted by the State of Maine, Department of Marine Resources is scheduled to begin September 22nd.  We will sample from Portland, ME to Portsmouth, NH before heading back east to Lubec, ME.  The more information we have regarding our fisheries, the better equipped we are to defend these resources and your livelihoods. The ME-NH trawl survey provides valuable information for the management of important commercially harvested species.

Bremen - The Maine Marine Patrol is investigating the death of Mark Metzger, 74 of Waltham, Massachusetts, whose body was recovered yesterday by the US Coast Guard near Long Island Ledges. Friends of Mr. Metzger reported him missing yesterday at approximately 11:40 a.m. after failing to locate him aboard his 19-foot sailboat which was anchored on the western side of Bremen Long Island. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Maine Marine Patrol, US Coast Guard, Maine Forest Service, and local emergency response personnel all responded and participated in the search. Mr.

Reported landings - 2,075,731 pounds

EESA quota remaining: 53%