Membership
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
Join the Maine Lobstermen’s Association!
About Membership & Member Application
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Check out this video created for the Australian Western Rock Lobster Council’s 2018 annual meeting describing the work and mission of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association.
Events
The DMR is holding a public hearing to take evidence on an aquaculture lease application for the following:
| Applicant Name and Lease Type | Harraseeket Oyster Co, 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, waterbody, Town | Southeast of Stockbridge Point, Inner Casco Bay, Freeport | |||
| Acreage and Lease Term Requested | 7.00 Acres | Term: 20 Years | ||
The public hearing on this application has been scheduled as follows:
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
3:00 P.M.
FREEPORT COMMUNITY CENTER, BRADLEY ROOM
53 DEPOT STREET, FREEPORT, ME
If the September 27, 2021 public hearing is postponed or continued, an alternate public hearing will be held on September 28, 2021 at the same time and format. Notice of a postponement or a continuance will be posted on DMR’s website.
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
REGISTERING FOR THE HEARING: The hearing will be conducted in-person and remotely in accordance with the adjudicatory proceeding provisions of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act (5 M.R.S.A., ch. 375, subchapter 4). Persons wishing to attend the hearing and ask questions of the parties or testify under oath about the effect of the proposed lease must register to participate. Interested persons need to complete an online registration form no later than 5:00 p.m., August 8, 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., September 12, 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.
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.
The co-chairs are working towards finalizing the agendas for both meetings. We will send along additional information on agendas, presentations and other related meeting materials shortly.
Both of these meetings will be on the zoom platform. We will send separate notices with meeting links as we get closer to the scheduled meeting day.
Phase 1 addresses the Northeast lobster/Jonah crab trap/pot fishery, and is currently in review at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. We expect it to be finalized shortly. Please check the Plan page for updates.
We are requesting input and ideas for Phase 2 of our efforts to reduce the risk of entanglement to right, humpback, and fin whales in U.S. commercial fisheries managed under the Plan. As detailed below, stakeholders can participate by attending virtual meetings, calling in by phone on certain days, or sending written comments by email.
The scoping period runs through October 21, 2021.
Scoping Meetings Begin September 9, 2021
Scoping meetings will be held via webinar, and will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on the days listed below. Days are designated for areas and gear types, though anyone is welcome to attend any meeting and may submit input on any regions/gear types at each meeting. Meetings will be recorded. To register for a webinar, visit our events page.
Call-In Days
If you would like to speak to someone at the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office about your input on scoping, please call (978) 282-8479 on the following days and hours. Your phone call may be recorded to fully capture your input. If the phone line is busy, please leave a voicemail. We will get back to you as soon as possible. Please note that the phone line WILL NOT be operational outside of these days and hours.
Written Input
You may submit written input by October 21, 2021 to our email address:
nmfs.gar.ALWTRT2021@noaa.gov.
Check for Updates
Please check the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan page for updates and additional background information, which will be added in the coming weeks.
Questions?
Media: Contact Allison Ferreira, Regional Office, 978-281-9103
Phase 1 addresses the Northeast lobster/Jonah crab trap/pot fishery, and is currently in review at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. We expect it to be finalized shortly. Please check the Plan page for updates.
We are requesting input and ideas for Phase 2 of our efforts to reduce the risk of entanglement to right, humpback, and fin whales in U.S. commercial fisheries managed under the Plan. As detailed below, stakeholders can participate by attending virtual meetings, calling in by phone on certain days, or sending written comments by email.
The scoping period runs through October 21, 2021.
Scoping Meetings Begin September 9, 2021
Scoping meetings will be held via webinar, and will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on the days listed below. Days are designated for areas and gear types, though anyone is welcome to attend any meeting and may submit input on any regions/gear types at each meeting. Meetings will be recorded. To register for a webinar, visit our events page.
Call-In Days
If you would like to speak to someone at the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office about your input on scoping, please call (978) 282-8479 on the following days and hours. Your phone call may be recorded to fully capture your input. If the phone line is busy, please leave a voicemail. We will get back to you as soon as possible. Please note that the phone line WILL NOT be operational outside of these days and hours.
Written Input
You may submit written input by October 21, 2021 to our email address:
nmfs.gar.ALWTRT2021@noaa.gov.
Check for Updates
Please check the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan page for updates and additional background information, which will be added in the coming weeks.
Questions?
Media: Contact Allison Ferreira, Regional Office, 978-281-9103
MCCF’s online AUCTION goes live on Thursday, October 7! The auction is a great way to support MCCF’s work to sustain our fishing communities. Mark your calendars and plan to bid early and often on the array of exciting experiences, unique gift items, and tasty treats. We’ll share the link to the auction as soon as it goes live.
Items include: white water rafting at North Country Rivers, a week of dining out at local restaurants including, Fin & Fern and Stonecutters Kitchen, one week of daycare from Snappers Childcare Center, artwork by several area artists, Fujitsu heat pump from Percy L Brown, pottery by Melissa Greene, boat haul-out or put-in at Billings Diesel, and SO MUCH MORE!
Special thanks to our sponsors: Camden National Bank, Island Fishermen’s Wives, Island Fishing Gear & NAPA Auto, Puzzlewood Builders, and Seaside Pharmacy
Phase 1 addresses the Northeast lobster/Jonah crab trap/pot fishery, and is currently in review at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. We expect it to be finalized shortly. Please check the Plan page for updates.
We are requesting input and ideas for Phase 2 of our efforts to reduce the risk of entanglement to right, humpback, and fin whales in U.S. commercial fisheries managed under the Plan. As detailed below, stakeholders can participate by attending virtual meetings, calling in by phone on certain days, or sending written comments by email.
The scoping period runs through October 21, 2021.
Scoping Meetings Begin September 9, 2021
Scoping meetings will be held via webinar, and will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on the days listed below. Days are designated for areas and gear types, though anyone is welcome to attend any meeting and may submit input on any regions/gear types at each meeting. Meetings will be recorded. To register for a webinar, visit our events page.
Call-In Days
If you would like to speak to someone at the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office about your input on scoping, please call (978) 282-8479 on the following days and hours. Your phone call may be recorded to fully capture your input. If the phone line is busy, please leave a voicemail. We will get back to you as soon as possible. Please note that the phone line WILL NOT be operational outside of these days and hours.
Written Input
You may submit written input by October 21, 2021 to our email address:
nmfs.gar.ALWTRT2021@noaa.gov.
Check for Updates
Please check the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan page for updates and additional background information, which will be added in the coming weeks.
Questions?
Media: Contact Allison Ferreira, Regional Office, 978-281-9103
Phase 1 addresses the Northeast lobster/Jonah crab trap/pot fishery, and is currently in review at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. We expect it to be finalized shortly. Please check the Plan page for updates.
We are requesting input and ideas for Phase 2 of our efforts to reduce the risk of entanglement to right, humpback, and fin whales in U.S. commercial fisheries managed under the Plan. As detailed below, stakeholders can participate by attending virtual meetings, calling in by phone on certain days, or sending written comments by email.
The scoping period runs through October 21, 2021.
Scoping Meetings Begin September 9, 2021
Scoping meetings will be held via webinar, and will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on the days listed below. Days are designated for areas and gear types, though anyone is welcome to attend any meeting and may submit input on any regions/gear types at each meeting. Meetings will be recorded. To register for a webinar, visit our events page.
Written Input
You may submit written input by October 21, 2021 to our email address:
nmfs.gar.ALWTRT2021@noaa.gov.
Check for Updates
Please check the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan page for updates and additional background information, which will be added in the coming weeks.
Questions?
Media: Contact Allison Ferreira, Regional Office, 978-281-9103
