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To Honor a Lobsterman
1. Make a charitable donation to the Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance or to the Lobstermen’s Relief Fund
2. Make a contribution to the Legal Defense Fund
3. Make a contribution to the MLA and the work that we do by mailing a check to:
MLA, 2 Storer St, Suite 203, Kennebunk, ME, 04043
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Events
Join MCCF Executive Director, Paul Anderson, on Thursday, August 5 at 6:30pm at the Blue Hill Public Library as he discusses how a collaborative and ecosystem approach to science, management and engagement can help fishing communities to be resilient to change. Register online.
Restorative Aquaculture LLC has scheduled a scoping session (i.e. informational meeting) for a proposed standard lease: a 9.89 acre site located in Middle Bay, east of Scrag Island. This proposal is for suspoended gear for Shellfish.
If the scoping session listed above is cancelled, an alternate scoping session will be held on August 11, 2021, at the same time and location. Notice of a cancellation will be posted on the Department’s website at https://www.maine.gov/dmr/index.html.
The applicant will present their draft plans to members of the public, who will then have the opportunity to ask clarifying questions of the applicant and provide feedback about the draft proposal. The purpose of the meeting is for the applicant to share their proposed plans with the public. It does not determine the final outcome of the proposals. Provided the applicant submits final applications, a public hearing(s) on those proposals would eventually be held. At the public hearing(s), DMR would take evidence and testimony about the proposals as they relate to the applicable lease decision criteria. A final decision would be based on the relevant evidence and testimony provided at the public hearing(s).
You can participate in the scoping session or contact the applicant.
A copy of the draft lease application, which includes the applicant’s contact information is available on DMR’s website at: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/aquaculture/leases/draftstandardapps.html.
Maine Department of Marine Resources Attn: Aquaculture Division 21 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0021
The DMR is holding a public hearing to take evidence on an aquaculture lease application for the following:
| Applicant Name and Lease Type | Frenchman Bay Oyster Company, LLC | ☐ Experimental Lease ☒ Standard Lease | |
| Culture Type | ☒ Bottom culture (No gear) | ☒ Suspended culture (Gear on bottom and/or suspended) | |
| Species | ☒ Shellfish ☐Marine algae ☐Finfish ☐Other | ||
| General Location, Town | West and South of Ingalls Island, Sullivan Harbor, Sorrento | ||
| Acreage Requested | 5.85 acres | ||
| Lease Term Requested | 20 years | ||
The public hearing on this application has been scheduled as follow:
August 9, 2021
3:00 p.m.
Sorrento Town Hall
79 Pomola Avenue
Sorrento, ME 04677
If the public hearing listed above is postponed an alternate public hearing will be held on August 10, 2021 at the same time. Notice of a postponement will be posted on the Department’s website.
PARTICIPATING IN THE HEARING: Any interested person may attend the hearing and ask questions of the parties or testify under oath about the effect of the proposed lease. To help manage the proceeding, interested persons need complete an online registration form no later than 5:00 p.m., July 25, 2021. If you are unable to register online or need assistance with the form, please contact DMR.
Online registration can be completed at:
https://www.maine.gov/dmr/aquaculture/meetinglist.html.
INTERVENING: Applications to intervene need to be received by DMR no later than 5:00 p.m.,
July 25, 2021. DMR will decide whether to grant intervenor applications five days before the hearing. If you are granted intervenor status, you become a legal party to the proceeding. See the contact information below to request an intervenor application from DMR. You do not need to be an intervenor to participate in the proceeding.
INFORMATION ON DMR WEBSITE: See DMR’s website, for the lease application and DMR site report: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/aquaculture/leases/pending/index.html .
Address questions to:
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Attn: Aquaculture Division
21 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0021
(207) 624-6567
Send e-mails to DMRaquaculture@maine.gov
For disability accommodations, contact Melissa Macaluso at:
(207) 624-6553, Melissa.Macaluso@maine.gov; or 877-243-2823, TTY 711
RELEVANT AUTHORITY: Chapter 2 of DMR regulations; 5 M.R.S.A. §9501 et seq. & 12 M.R.S.A. §6072(1) et seq., & 12 M.R.S.A. §6072-A(1) et seq.
Sign up 8-9 am: Races start at 10am
Boat race is part of the Downeast Maine Lobster Festival held in town!
Follow on Facebook at Friends of Maine Lobster Boat Racing. Listen on VHF 10.
The 57th annual Winter Harbor Lobster Festival will be held on August 14, 2021. Come for a fun-filled day of shopping and fun. This festival will feature 5k road race, blueberry pancake breakfast, a craft fair, lobster boat races, parade, delicious food and much more. Free admission. Hours: 9am-4:30pm
Gather for an evening of music and words from a fishing community at the REACH Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, August 17 at 6:00pm.
$25 general admission
