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The Basics on Aquaculture Mooring Systems

When submitting a LPA or Lease application one of the details that you might brush over is your mooring system. A lack of research in this area can lead to gear breaking free causing significant damage and loss of your crop. Understanding and installing moorings that work for the load that aquaculture gear generates is crucial.

Capt. Eric Oransky
2021
Visit Standard Aquaculture Lease Application

Standard Aquaculture Lease Application

This DMR pages includes Pre-application Meeting And Scoping Session Guidance Documents, Non-Discharge Aquaculture Application form, Discharge/Finfish Aquaculture Application form, Riparian List form, Corporate Applicant Information Document, and Standard Lease Laws and Regulations.
Website 2020
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Visit Limited Purpose "Experimental" Aquaculture Lease Application

Limited Purpose "Experimental" Aquaculture Lease Application

This DMR page includes Experimental Lease Application, Riparian List form, Corporate Applicant Form, Renewal Application for Scientific Research Experimental Lease, and Experimental Lease Laws and Regulations.
Website 2020
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Visit Limited Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) License Application

Limited Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) License Application

This DMR page includes LPA License Applications for new LPAs, Riparian List form, Additional Information to assist in completing LPA license application forms, Sample Gear Plans and Vicinity Maps, Sample Mooring Designs, LPA Laws and Regulations, and LPA and Quiz Supporting Documents.
Website 2020
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Case Study

Common Aquaculture Lease Application Mistakes

This document was generated by DMR staff and reflects mistakes that are routinely identified during the review of experimental and standard lease applications. These are the issues, or combination of issues, that most often result in an application being found incomplete.

Maine Department of Marine Resources Division of Aquaculture
2020
Visit Public Participation in Aquaculture Leasing

Public Participation in Aquaculture Leasing

DMR welcomes and encourages comment on aquaculture lease applications. This explains the process, scoping sessions, submitting a comment, speaking at a public hearing and more.
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Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Aquaculture License Fact Sheet

Aquaculture License Fact Sheet

The Aquaculture License is now required in order to harvest and sell cultured organisms removed from an aquaculture lease or LPA license site.
PDF 2020
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Case Study

Being a Good Aquaculture Lease Applicant

Tips on getting through the lease hearing process from a veteran oyster farm owner.

Bill Mook, business owner
2020
Visit DMR Aquaculture Staff

DMR Aquaculture Staff

Lists contact information for DMR’s aquaculture program staff who are located in Augusta and the Boothbay Harbor Lab.
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Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Aquaculture Map

Displays information on aquaculture leases and licenses in Maine along with NSSP water quality information and p90 scores, LPA Health Zones, IFW Essential Habitat Boundaries, historic eelgrass data, conserved land information, and low tide imagery.
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Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit US Army Corps of Engineers General Permit Documents

US Army Corps of Engineers General Permit Documents

A general permit for activities subject to Corps jurisdiction in waters of the U.S. within the boundaries of the State of Maine.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Visit Upcoming Aquaculture Public Meetings, Hearings, and Scoping Sessions

Upcoming Aquaculture Public Meetings, Hearings, and Scoping Sessions

Lists all upcoming aquaculture public meetings, hearings, and scoping sessions and give the date, time, town and location for them.
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Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Aquaculture Laws and Regulations

Aquaculture Laws and Regulations

List all laws and regulations related to aquaculture in the state of Maine.
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Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Aquaculture Lease Applications and Forms

Aquaculture Lease Applications and Forms

Descriptions of each aquaculture lease and license type. All applications must be submitted using these forms.
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Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit What is Aquaculture?

What is Aquaculture?

Includes the common definition and the legal definition of aquaculture in Maine.
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Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Maine Seaweed Council

Maine Seaweed Council

The Maine Seaweed Council strives to protect the ecosystems of Maine’s marine algae and adhere to sustainable cultivation and harvest practices, promote the use of Maine seaweeds, educate the public, regulators, and elected officials, and provide a collaborative forum for its members.
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Maine Seaweed Council
Visit Diagram of the Standard Lease Application Process

Diagram of the Standard Lease Application Process

This flowchart visually maps our the standard lease application process.
PDF 2020
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Diagram of Experimental Lease Application Process

Diagram of Experimental Lease Application Process

This flowchart visually maps out the experimental lease application process.
PDF 2020
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Conduct of Aquaculture Lease Hearings

Conduct of Aquaculture Lease Hearings

Fact sheet on aquaculture lease hearings which are an adjudicatory hearing. It also includes the criteria for issuing aquaculture leases.
PDF 2020
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Aquaculture Advisory Council

Aquaculture Advisory Council

The council consists of 5 members make recommendations to the commissioner concerning expenditures from the Aquaculture Management Fund.
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Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit DMR Aquaculture in Maine

DMR Aquaculture in Maine

Designed to provide the public, applicants, and leaseholders with useful and accurate information about marine aquaculture in Maine.
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Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit State by State Summary of Shellfish Aquaculture Leasing/Permitting Rules and Production Data

State by State Summary of Shellfish Aquaculture Leasing/Permitting Rules and Production Data

Details the specific regulations, contacts, information sources and production estimates for each of the 22 coastal states.
Website 2019
East Coast Growers Association
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FAQs- Public Hearing

Explains how to participate in a hearing, testimony, questions, public support or opposition, intervenor, and after the hearing.
PDF 2019
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture
Visit Conducting Aquaculture in Maine

Conducting Aquaculture in Maine

Explains the differences between an LPA, an experimental lease, and a standard lease including the fees, size, etc.
PDF 2017
Maine DMR Division of Aquaculture

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Maine Seaweed Council

Diagram of the Standard Lease Application Process

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Common Aquaculture Lease Application Mistakes

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Aquaculture License Fact Sheet

Being a Good Aquaculture Lease Applicant

DMR Aquaculture Staff

Aquaculture Map

US Army Corps of Engineers General Permit Documents

Upcoming Aquaculture Public Meetings, Hearings, and Scoping Sessions

Aquaculture Laws and Regulations

Aquaculture Lease Applications and Forms

What is Aquaculture?

Maine Seaweed Council

Diagram of the Standard Lease Application Process

Diagram of Experimental Lease Application Process

Conduct of Aquaculture Lease Hearings

Aquaculture Advisory Council

DMR Aquaculture in Maine

State by State Summary of Shellfish Aquaculture Leasing/Permitting Rules and Production Data

FAQs- Public Hearing

Conducting Aquaculture in Maine