Regulations and Calendars
- Scallop Regulations — Scroll down to Chapter 11
- Emergency Regulations for In-Season Closures
- 2024-2024 Dive Calendars (PDF file, 4 pages; page 1 has sunrise times)
- 2024-2025 Drag Calendars (PDF file, 4 pages; page 1 has sunrise times)
Reminder: Non-commercial scallop harvest follows the regulation calendars and open harvest areas based on gear type used. A vessel cannot have a commercial and non-commercial harvest occurring at the same time - a trip is either for commercial harvest or personal harvest.
A non-commercial scallop license in Maine allows the license holder to take scallops by hand or with a drag, and to possess, ship, or transport the scallops they take. However, there are some restrictions: The license holder can't take or possess more than 1.5 bushels of shell scallops or one gallon of shucked scallops in a single day.
- The license holder can only take scallops for personal use and can't sell them.
- Scallops can't be taken at night (sunset to sunrise).
- Scallops must be at least four inches along their longest diameter.
- SCUBA divers must have a diver certification and can't use a drag.
Interactive Map
2024-2025 Announcements
- No announcements as this time
Zone 1 Limited Access Area Charts
Zone 2 Rotational Area Charts
Zone 2 Note:
Harvesting of scallops by hand (diving) is restricted to Rotation B (Second) only for the 2024-2025 season. Harvesting for scallops by dredge gear is restricted to Rotation C (Third) only for the 2024-2025 season.
Dive Only:
- Chandler Bay Area (jpeg 3.18 MB)
- Cranberry Isles Area (jpeg, 3.5 MB)
- Cutler Area (jpeg, 2.04 MB)
- East Isle au Haut (jpeg, 3.35 MB)
- Lower Blue Hill and Jericho Bays Area (jpeg, 3.15 MB)
- Middle Penobscot Bay Area (jpeg,3.53 MB)
- Narraguagus Bay Area (jpeg,3.36 MB)
Drag Only:
- Eggemoggin Reach and Southeast Harbor Area (jpeg 2 MB)
- Gouldsboro and Dyers Bays Area (jpeg 2.34 MB)
- Lower Jericho Bay Area (jpeg, 3.32 MB)
- Lower Penobscot Bay Area (jpeg, 2.99 MB)
- Machias Area (jpeg, 3 MB)
- Matinicus and Islands (jpeg, 1.6 MB)
- Upper Blue Hill Bay and Union River Area (jpeg, 2.18 MB)
- Wahoa and Western Bay Area (jpeg, 3.3 MB)
