The Department of Marine Resources is announcing the annual lotteries for scallop drag and scallop diver (handfishing) licenses. Based on licenses retired in 2021, the Department is making available 6 drag licenses and 5 diver licenses for 2022.

The Department will begin accepting applications today October 3, 2022 at noon, and the lotteries will remain open until Thursday, November 3, 2022 at 4:30 pm.

The following press releases is being posted on behalf of the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Please hold the date for the next DMR Advisory Council meeting to be held on Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 at 1:00 PM.  This meeting will be held in-person at the location listed above.  Members of the public can attend the in-person or join remotely using the access information below.

Please see the notice below from NOAA regarding an in-person scoping session in Maine.   NOAA has scheduled this scoping session because Governor Mills worked with the Secretary of Commerce to ensure she understood how important it was for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to come to Maine and hear directly from Maine fishermen.

Pursuant to 38 M.R.S.

The Department of Marine Resources has received a draft aquaculture lease application for the following:

Please hold the date for the next Lobster Advisory Council (LAC) Meeting to be held on Monday, September 26th, 2022 at 4:00 PM.  This meeting will be held In-Person ONLY at the DMR Offices at the Marquardt Building, located at 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta, room 118.