Hearings to gather public input on Draft Addendum III to Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass have been scheduled from Maine to Virginia. Addendum III considers management measures to support rebuilding the stock by 2029, as well as addressing a coastwide definition of total length for size limit regulations, the commercial tagging programs, and changes to the Maryland recreational season baseline.

Public Hearings on Atlantic Striped Bass Draft Addendum III Scheduled

The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding a lease revocation hearing for the site listed below. Please carefully review the following information as there are important deadlines governing participation.

The Zone G Jeffrey's Ledge Sub-Committee will meet in person on Friday, September 5 at 5 p.m. at the Kennebunkport Fire Station a 32 North Street in Kennebunkport.

The Fall 2025 ME-NH trawl survey conducted by the State of Maine, Department of Marine Resources is scheduled to begin September 22nd.  We will sample from Portland, ME to Portsmouth, NH before heading back east to Lubec, ME.  The more information we have regarding our fisheries, the better equipped we are to defend these resources and your livelihoods. The ME-NH trawl survey provides valuable information for the management of important commercially harvested species.

Bremen - The Maine Marine Patrol is investigating the death of Mark Metzger, 74 of Waltham, Massachusetts, whose body was recovered yesterday by the US Coast Guard near Long Island Ledges. Friends of Mr. Metzger reported him missing yesterday at approximately 11:40 a.m. after failing to locate him aboard his 19-foot sailboat which was anchored on the western side of Bremen Long Island. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Maine Marine Patrol, US Coast Guard, Maine Forest Service, and local emergency response personnel all responded and participated in the search. Mr.

Reported landings - 2,075,731 pounds

EESA quota remaining: 53%

Notice to all Commercial Menhaden Harvesters: 

This notice is to inform harvesters that Maine has been granted approval to participate in the Episodic Event Set Aside (EESA) fishery. The EESA fishery OPENS tomorrow, Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. 

The EESA quota is 5.1 million pounds. Both the state of Maine and Massachusetts are participating and will begin harvesting Thursday.

2025 COMMERCIAL HARVEST: EPISODIC ALLOCATED FISHERY HARVEST CONTROLS

This notice is to remind you that the fall bottom trawl survey of the

Earlier this week, the Department announced that the state allocation fishery for menhaden would
close on Sunday, August 24 at 11:59 p.m. However, this week's landings have been lower than
expected, so DMR is now amending the closure date to next Monday, August 25, at 11:59 p.m. This
will provide an additional commercial harvest day on Monday, August 25th under the weekly limit of
17,850 pounds.

This notice is to inform harvesters that the state allocated quota is projected to be fully reached at the