Pursuant to 38 M.R.S. §480-D, sub-§9, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is required to provide the Maine Department of Environmental Protection with an assessment of the impacts on the fishing industry of a proposed dredging operation. The US Department of the Navy is proposing to conduct maintenance dredging of the shoaled portions of the Kennebec River Federal Navigation Project between Phippsburg and Bath, Maine.

The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding a public hearing on the aquaculture proposal listed below:

Please hold the date for the next Lobster Zone A Council Meeting, to be held Thursday, April 9th, 2026 at 4:00 PM. This meeting will be held in person at the Washington Academy Library, located at 66 Cutler Road, East Machias. The meeting agenda will be posted when it becomes available.

Please hold the date for the next Lobster Zone D Council Meeting, to be held on Wednesday, April 8th, 2026 at 6:00 PM. This meeting will be held in person at the Rockland Ferry Terminal, located at 517A Main Street, Rockland. The meeting agenda will be posted when it becomes available.

Please hold the date for the next Lobster Zone E Council Meeting, to be held Monday, April 6th, 2026 at 5:00 PM. This meeting will be held in person at the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, located at 297 Bath Road, Wiscasset. The meeting agenda will be posted when it becomes available.

The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding a public hearing on the aquaculture proposal listed below:

Overview:

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), under Addendum IV to the Interstate Fisheries Management Plan for American Eel, allows states to annually submit an aquaculture plan requesting up to 200 pounds of glass eels from within their waters for domestic aquaculture facilities, if certain criteria are met. The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) would like to support Maine based aquaculture businesses that may be interested in utilizing this quota.

Pursuant to 38 M.R.S. §480-D, sub-§9, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is required to provide the Maine Department of Environmental Protection with an assessment of the impacts on the fishing industry of a proposed dredging operation. Gibson Point LLCis proposing to dredge an area behind an existing bulkhead adjacent to 700 Acre Island, off Islesboro, in Penobscot Bay. The project purpose is to ensure safe, all-tide, emergency access to the island.