Updated: 3/1/21
Maine Department of Marine Resources: Regulatory Changes
These are regulation updates for the Department of Marine Resources that pertain to aquaculture. If you have questions about these how these updates may affect your proposed or existing operations, please contact the Department of Marine Resources at [email protected] or 207-633-9594.
Recently Proposed Regulations:
- Chapter 2.95 Water Quality Classifications and Shellfish Aquaculture; Maximum Seed Sizes in Prohibited Areas - Comment Period Closed on February 12, 2021
- Chapter 94 Sanitary Control of Molluscan Shellfish - Comment Period Closed on February 12, 2021
- Chapter 115 Vibrio parahaemolyticus Control Plan - Comment Period Closed on February 12, 2021
Recently Adopted Regulations:
- Chapter 2 Aquaculture Regulations - Effective August 26, 2020
- Chapter 2 Aquaculture Leasing Regulations - Effective April 1, 2019
Maine State Legislation: Bills and Hearings
These are legislation updates from the Maine Legislature Committee On Marine Resources that pertain to aquaculture. The Marine Resources Committee is located in room 206 of the Cross Building and is responsible for managing commercial marine fisheries, fish species and aquaculture.
130th Maine State Legislature (2020-2021):
- An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine's Marine Resources Laws (LD 263) - Not Yet Determined
- Hearing held on February 23, 2021
- Committee on Marine Resources latest report- Not Reported Out
- An Act To Amend Maine's Aquaculture Leasing and Licensing Statutes (LD 106) - Not Yet Determined
- Hearing held on February 9, 2021
- Committee on Marine Resources- voted Ought to Pass as Amended on February 19, 2021
- Maine State House- Not Reported Out
129th Maine State Legislature (2019-2020):
- An Act To Amend Maine's Aquaculture Leasing and Licensing Statutes (LD 1930) - Dead Due to Covid-19 Shutdown of the 129th Legislature
- An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Composition of the Shellfish Advisory Council (LD 1906) - Enacted, March 17, 2020
