University of New England (UNE) proposes to utilize National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) funding to construct a permanent research pier on the Saco River at the Arthur P. Girard Marine Science Center at 11 Hills Beach Road in Biddeford, ME. The proposed activity includes a new access road, a 5,100-square-foot marine pier with 26 concrete filled steel pipe pilings, an 80-foot aluminum gangway, a total of 768 square feet of floating timber docks, a 320-square-foot covered outdoor classroom, and an 80-square-foot storage shed.

This notice is to inform you that the bottom trawl survey of the Maine Research Array Wind Energy (MeRA) Area previously scheduled to begin on October 15, 2024, has been postponed until a date to be determined in early 2025.

The Department of Marine Resources is announcing the annual lotteries for scallop drag and scallop dive licenses.   Based on licenses retired in 2023, the Department is making available 8 drag licenses (4 drag licenses will be awarded to individuals between the age of 18-30 and 4 scallop drag licenses awarded to individuals 31 years of age or older) and 5 dive licenses.  The Department will begin accepting appl