Rescheduled Aquaculture Public Hearing - Maine Island Aquaculture, LLC : North Haven

Date: April 4, 2023

Time: 11:30 a.m.

Location: North Haven Community Building, 21 Town Office Square

Town: North Haven

The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has rescheduled the public hearing on the application listed below.

Applicant Name: Maine Island Aquaculture, LLC

Application Type: Standard Lease

Culture Type: Suspended Culture of Shellfish

Location: Southwest of Hog Island, Marsh Cove, North Haven

Acreage and Term Requested: 15 Acres for 20 years

Notice of Rescheduled Hearing

Registration was required to provide testimony or ask questions of the parties. This is a rescheduled proceeding, so registration will not be reopened. The deadline to apply for intervenor status has also passed. However, persons may attend the proceeding remotely or in-person. Remote access information is posted to https://www.maine.gov/dmr/aquaculture under upcoming meetings.

The rescheduled hearing will be held remotely and in person as follows:  

In Person-

April 4, 2023 11:30am

North Haven Community Building

21 Town Office Square

North Haven, 04853

Remote-

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Phone Conference ID: 689 182 695#

If the hearing listed above is postponed or continued, it will be held on April 6, 2023, at the same time, location, and format.  Notice of a postponement or a continuance will be posted on DMR’s website.

The hearing will be conducted in accordance with the adjudicatory proceeding provisions of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act (5 M.R.S.A., ch. 375, subchapter 4).  Any interested person may attend the hearing and registered participants may ask questions of the parties or testify about the application(s).

The respective application is posted to DMR’s aquaculture webpage under “Pending Lease Applications.”

Address questions to:

Maine Department of Marine Resources

Attn:  Aquaculture Division

21 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333-0021

(207) 215-9134

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:  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.