Date: November 5, 2026
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: DMR, Marquardt Building, 32 Blossom Lane, Room 118 and remote via Microsoft Teams
Town: Augusta
Meeting Agenda
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Adoption of Minutes from August Meeting (voting)
3. Regulations – Action (voting)
• Chapter 11: Scallops – Season 2026-2027 (Melissa Smith)
• Chapter 24: Importation of Live Marine Organisms – Salmonid Fish Health Inspection Regulations (Katie Stein)
• Chapter 34: Groundfish – Whiting/Silver Hake Commercial Effort Restrictions (Aurora Burgess)
• Chapter 94: Sanitary Control of Molluscan Shellfish – Shellfish Sanitation Certificates (Kohl Kanwit)
4. Pending Special License Requests (voting)
• Licenses new in 2026
• Licenses renewed for another 5 year cycle
5. Upcoming Regulations
• Chapter 2: Aquaculture Regulations – Lease Amendments & Nursery and Husbandry License (Amanda Ellis)
• Chapter 9: Harvester: Shellstock Harvesting, Handling and Sanitation – Chapter Cleanup (Kohl Kanwit)
• Chapter 25: Lobster and Crab – Lobster Trap Construction Regulation (Lorraine Morris)
• Chapter 32: Eel Regulations – 2027 Elver Season (Jennifer Harris)
• Chapter 34: Groundfish – Definitions (Corrin Flora)
• Chapter 55: Gear Restrictions – Saco River (Corrin Flora)
6. Other Business
• Nomination committee
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