The Commercial Fishing Safety Council's Working Group will meet remotely via Microsoft Teams Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from 7pm to 8pm. A link to join the meeting is below. The meeting agenda is attached to this notice.

Last night, after hearing loud and clear from Maine lobster industry members that they are unified in their opposition to a

DMR Science staff completed the first in-season survey for Cobscook this past weekend, January 4 through 6. Data have been analyzed and two summary figures are presented below. 

No scallop actions are occurring this week. The Department will issue a follow-up notice when more details are available.

This notice is to inform you that the bottom trawl survey of the Maine Research Array Wind Energy (MeRA) Area, previously scheduled to begin January 13, 2025 is now tentatively scheduled to begin the week of January 27, 2025 and run through March 1, 2025.

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

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Halibut Industry Fishing Year 2025 Management Webinar

The Maine DMR will be holding a webinar Monday, January 13, 2025 at 6:00p.m to discuss potential 2025 Atlantic halibut management with industry members.

Dear Department of Marine Resources Notification Recipient,

Augusta - Zachery Allen was sworn in as a Marine Patrol Officer (MPO) by DMR Commissioner Patrick Keliher December 9, 2024 in Augusta. MPO Allen has been assigned to the Milbridge patrol in Washington County. MPO Allen previously served as a Hancock County deputy sheriff, a position he held since 2017. Zach holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Husson University and is currently working on his master’s degree. Zach is also a 2018 graduate of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s Basic Law Enforcement Training Program.

The United States Department of Navy in cooperation with U.S. Coast Guard proposes to conduct certain activities as part of the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Phase IV needed to meet mission requirements along the East Coast of the U.S., the Gulf of Mexico, and portions of the Caribbean Sea. This includes activities occurring at Navy and Coast Guard pierside locations; port transit channels, bays, harbors, inshore waterways, and civilian ports; during transits between homeports and operating areas; and on the high seas.