General Guidance:
Applications are grouped by lease type into separate, sortable table. The tables are updated on a regular basis as new applications are deemed complete and move through the leasing process.
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Follow these links to jump to each type of pending application:
Standard Lease | Standard Lease Renewal, Transfer, Amendment, Expansion | Experimental Lease | Scientific Experimental Lease Renewal and Amendment
STANDARD LEASE APPLICATIONS
This table includes draft standard and final standard applications that have been deemed complete by the Department. Standard lease applicants are required to submit a draft application prior to scheduling a scoping session. Final applications are submitted after the scoping session. These proposals are for new standard lease sites. File attachments are added in order of the leasing process.
| Applicant | Municipality | Applications, Notices, and Site Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Bailey Point Oyster Company | Cushing | |
| Brewer, Marsden | Deer Isle | |
| Brewer, Robert | Deer Isle | |
| Butterfield, Keith | Harpswell | |
| Butterfield, Keith | Yarmouth | |
| Butterfield Shellfish | Yarmouth | |
| Chebeague Island Oysters, Co | Chebeague Island/ Long Island | |
| Clam Hunter Seafood, Inc. (App 1) | Phippsburg | |
| Clam Hunter Seafood, Inc. (App 2) | Phippsburg | |
| Cotton, John; Devil's Apron Sea Farm, LLC | St. George | |
| Dirigo Marine Resources, LLC | South Freeport | |
| Dodge Cove Marine Farm | Damariscotta | |
| Downeast Institute (Mud Hole Cove) | Beals | |
| Downeast Institute (Black Duck Cove, App 1) | Beals |
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| Downeast Institute (Black Dove Cove, App 2) | Beals |
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| Ehle, Timothy & Isaac Lash | Friendship | |
| FareWell, LLC | Newcastle | |
| Ferda Farms, LLC | Harpswell | |
| Glidden Point Oyster Company | Edgecomb | |
| Hunt, Stewart | Yarmouth | |
| Joyce, Jason & Joshua | Swan's Island | |
| Linda Kate Kelp, LLC | Chebeague Island | |
| Maine Oyster, Inc | Yarmouth | |
| Melvin, Allison & Klein, Jesse | Deer Isle |
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| Mere Point Oyster Co, & Co-Applicant Dana Smith | Brunswick | |
| Merritt Island Oysters | West Bath | |
| Miller, Mark | St. George | |
| Mook Sea Farms, Inc. | Damariscotta | |
| Muscongus Bay Aquaculture. Inc. | Edgecomb | |
| Nautical Farms, LLC | Jonesport | |
| Norumbega Oyster | South Bristol | |
| Pleasant Cove Oyster Farm | Boothbay | |
| Putnam, Beth & Jeff | Chebeague Island | |
| Salt Holding Co. LLC | Boothbay | |
| Saltwind Seafarm, LLC, Matthew Hassler | Scarborough |
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| Schroeder, Jeffrey | St. George | |
| Shearwater Ventures, LLC | Long Island | |
| Spinney, Joel | Newcastle | |
| Summit Point, LLC (App 1) | Long Island | |
| Summit Point, LLC (App 2) | Chebeague Island | |
| Summit Point, LLC (App 3) | Chebeague Island | |
| Taunton Bay Oyster Co. | Hancock | |
| Tripp, Krista | South Thomaston | |
| The University of New England | Saco | |
| Whiskey Stones, LLC | Harpswell |
STANDARD LEASE RENEWAL, TRANSFER, AMENDMENT, EXPANSION, and LEASE ASSIGNMENT PROPOSALS
This table includes standard lease renewal, transfer, expansion, and lease assignment requests deemed complete by the Department. The applications listed below propose to modify aspects of an existing standard lease site or transfer ownership. File attachments are added in order of the leasing process. Site reports are only issued for expansion applications and at DMR’s discretion.
| Applicant (Site ID) | Municipality | Type |
Applications and Notices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail Barrows (SEH PC) | Deer Isle | Amendment | |
| Acadia Aquafarms, LLC (EAST HP) | Bar Harbor | Renewal | |
| Acadia Aquafarms, LLC (BHB GC4) | Trenton | Renewal | |
| Acadia Aquafarms, LLC (EAST LP) | Bar Harbor | Amendment | |
| Acadia Aquafarms, LLC (PEN SN3) | Deer Isle | Renewal | |
| Black Stone Point Oysters LLC (DAM HI6) | Damariscotta | Amendment | |
| Butterfield Shellfish LLC (CAS MI) | Yarmouth | Lease Assignment | |
| Cooke Aquaculture, USA, Inc. (COB SB) | Lubec | Renewal | |
| Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc. (COB HP) | Eastport | Renewal | |
| Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc. (SWAN HS) | Swans Island | Renewal | |
| Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc. (COB LU2) | Lubec | Renewal | |
| Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc. (COB RN2) | Lubec | Renewal | |
| Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc. (EASTW SI) | Beals | Renewal | |
| Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc. (COB BP) | Perry | Renewal | |
| Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc. (EASTW CALF) | Jonesport | Renewal | |
| Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc. (MACH II) | Machiasport | Renewal | |
| Community Shellfish Co. LLC (MEDO HI) | Bremen | Expansion | |
| Deep Blue Aquaculture, LLC (PEN PI) | Deer Isle | Amendment | |
| Dickinson, Christopher (DAM GL5) | Newcastle | Amendment | |
| Dickinson, Christopher (DAM SL) | Bristol & Damariscotta | Renewal | |
| Dodge Cove Marine Farm (DAM HI) | Damariscotta | Renewal | |
| Dodge Cove Marine Farm (DAM HI5) | Damariscotta | Amendment | |
| Francis, Arnold (DYER BP2) | Steuben | Amendment | |
| Hurricane Island Foundation (PEN HIx) | Vinalhaven | Renewal | |
| Johns River Shellfish, LLC (DAM BN) | Damariscotta | Renewal | |
| Johnson, Timothy (MIDD BP) | Harpswell & Brunswick | Transfer | |
| Johnson, Timothy (MIDD CI) | Brunswick | Transfer | |
| K2 Science LLC (MUS WHAR) | Friendship | Renewal | |
| Maine Oyster Inc (ROY LAM) | Yarmouth & Freeport | Renewal | |
| Mook Sea Farms, Inc. (DAM EL3) | Newcastle | Renewal | |
| Mook Sea Farms, Inc. (DAM PI2) | South Bristol | Renewal | |
| Muscongus Bay Aquaculture, Inc. (DAM DP) | Newcastle | Renewal | |
| Norumbega Oysters Inc. (DAM HIS) | Damariscotta | Renewal | |
| Norumbega Oysters Inc. (DAM PPN) | Newcastle | Renewal | |
| Norumbega Oysters Inc. (DAM PPN) | Newcastle | Amendment | |
| Nonesuch Oysters, LLC (SCAR SRR) | Scarborough | Renewal | |
| Nonesuch Oysters, LLC (SCAR SRR) | Scarborough | Amendment | |
| Nonesuch Oysters, LLC (SCAR SRR) | Scarborough | Expansion | |
| Peters, Eric (DAM NP) | Damariscotta | Renewal | |
| Pine Point Oyster Company, LLC (SCAR ERR) | Scarborough | Renewal | |
| Quahog Bay Conservancy (HARP DH) | Harpswell | Renewal | |
| Taunton Bay Oyster Co (TAUN HB4) | Franklin | Amendment | |
| Tripp, Krista (WES BC) | South Thomaston | Renewal | |
| University of Maine, The (DAM LW2) | South Bristol | Amendment | |
| West, James & Springtide Seaweed, LLC (FREN PI4) | Sorrento | Renewal | |
| Wild Ocean Aquaculture (CAS BASK2) | Cumberland | Renewal | |
| Young, Evan (BHB HI3) | Tremont | Renewal |
EXPERIMENTAL LEASE APPLICATIONS
This table includes experimental lease applications that have been deemed complete by the Department. File attachments are added in order of the leasing process. Hearings: Only held on an experimental application if DMR receives the requisite number of requests for a hearing during the comment period.
| Applicant | Municipality | Applications, Notices, and Site Reports |
|---|---|---|
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Blackstone Point Oyster Co. |
South Bristol |
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| Brewer's Oysters LLC | Edgecomb | |
| Brightwater Oyster Company LLC | Phippsburg | |
| Brightwater Oyster Company LLC | Harpswell | |
| Caterina, Alicia (App 1) | Chebeague Island | |
| Caterina, Alicia (App 2) | Chebeague Island | |
| Cutts, Joe | Friendship | |
| Dutton, Terry | Harpswell | |
| Ferda Farms | Brunswick | |
| Genthner, Gary Jr. | Bremen | |
| Harvey, Shannon | Bremen | |
| Ice House Seafood LLC |
St. George, village of Port Clyde |
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| JDL Fisheries LLC (App 1) | Bremen | |
| JDL Fisheries LLC (App 2) | Bristol | |
| Love Point Oysters, LLC | Freeport | |
| McPherson, Ryan | Newcastle | |
| Mere Point Oyster Company | Brunswick | |
| Muscongus Bay Kelp (App 1) | Bristol | |
| Muscongus Bay Kelp (App 2) | Bristol | |
| Nor'Easter Oyster, Co. | South Bristol | |
| Regenerative Maine (App 1) | St. George | |
| Regenerative Maine (App 2) | St. George | |
| Robinson, Gordon | Chebeague Island | |
| Salt of the Earth Seafarm, LLC | Vinalhaven | |
| Stover, George | Chebeague Island | |
| Summit Point LLC (App 1) | Cumberland | |
| Summit Point LLC (App 2) | Cumberland | |
| Tumble Tide LLC | Harpswell | |
| Zlotkowski, Jay | Islesboro |
SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTAL LEASE RENEWALS and AMENDMENTS
This section includes experimental lease renewals and amendments deemed complete by the Department. Only experimental leases held for scientific purposes may be renewed or amended. Given the low number of these requests any pending proposals would be listed below.