Date: November 3, 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Town of Brunswick, Council Chambers, 85 Union Street
Town: Brunswick
The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding public hearings on the aquaculture proposals listed below:
Proposal 1 - APPLICATION DETAILS
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Applicant Name: |
Benjamin Weeks |
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Location: |
New Meadows River, Harpswell |
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Culture Type: |
Suspended Culture of Marine algae |
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Application Type: |
Experimental Lease |
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Acreage Requested: |
4.0 acres |
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Term Requested: |
3 years |
Proposal 2 - APPLICATION DETAILS
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Applicant Name: |
Benjamin Weeks |
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Location: |
New Meadows River, Harpswell |
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Culture Type: |
Suspended Culture of Marine algae |
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Application Type: |
Experimental Lease |
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Acreage Requested: |
4.0 acres |
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Term Requested: |
3 years |
The applications and site reports are posted to DMR’s aquaculture webpage under ‘Pending Lease Applications’. The applications contain information about the proposals including the location of the sites.
HEARING DETAILS
Public hearings on these applications will be held remotely and in person as follows:
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Date: |
November 3, 2025 |
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Time: |
Starting at 1:00 PM |
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Venue Name: |
Town of Brunswick, Council Chambers |
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Street Address: |
85 Union Street |
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Town: |
Brunswick |
The hearing for proposal 1 will begin at 1:00 p.m., and the hearing for proposal 2 will begin at 1:30 p.m. (Please note the start of the second hearing is subject to change based on the length of the first hearing.)
If the hearings listed above are postponed or continued, alternate public hearings will be held on November 5, 2025, at the same time and location. Notice of a postponement or a continuance will be posted on DMR’s website.
REGISTERING FOR THE HEARING
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. The hearing will be conducted remotely (via Microsoft Teams) and in person in accordance with the adjudicatory proceeding provisions of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act (5 M.R.S.A., ch. 375, subchapter 4).
Interested persons need to complete an online registration form no later than 5:00 p.m., October 19, 2025. If you need assistance completing the form, please contact DMR.
Registration can be completed at: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=q6g_QX0gYkubzeoajy-GTmNMr8clQQtDi8znCHA0RwpUN1FGQ00xWkNBSU4wVTZGOEEwWkZEUjQ3QSQlQCN0PWcu
INTERVENOR APPLICATION
Applications to intervene need to be received by DMR no later than 5:00 p.m., October 19, 2025. 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. Contact DMR for a copy of the intervenor application.
Address questions to DMR Aquaculture: (207) 350-7815 / DMRaquaculture@maine.gov
For disability accommodations, contact: (207) 624-6553, or 877-243-2823, TTY 711
RELEVANT AUTHORITY: The rules governing the leasing program are found in Chapter 2 of DMR regulations. The statutory provisions are: 5 M.R.S.A. §9051 et seq. & 12 M.R.S.A. §6072(1) et seq., & 12 M.R.S.A. §6072-A(1) et seq.