Emergency Regulations Archive

The list below does not include shellfish closures.

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See Recent Emergency Regulations here.

2020

Posted December 15, 2020

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 42.01 Statewide Striped Bass Size Restrictions, Harvest Methods, PDF file 142 KB

Posted November 4, 2020

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36 Atlantic Herring; Modify Season 2, PDF file 228 KB

Posted October 6, 2020

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36 Atlantic Herring; Season 2 Opens, PDF file 228 KB

Posted August 28, 2020

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 34.06 Recreational Groundfish Restrictions, PDF file176 KB

Posted August 21, 2020

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36 Atlantic Herring; Zero Landing Days, PDF file,232 KB

Posted July 1, 2020

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41 Menhaden EESA Reduction, PDF file, 139 KB

Posted June 26, 2020

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41 Menhaden Open EESA, PDF file, 93KB

Posted May 29, 2020

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36 Atlantic Herring; 2020 Harvest Rule, PDF file,17 5KB

Posted May 6, 2020

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 34.07 Atlantic Halibut Emergency Regulations, PDF file, 153 KB

Posted March 26, 2020

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 32.03: Amendment to Elver Harvesting Regulations Area Closures, PDF file, 121 KB

Posted March 20, 2020

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 32.03 Elver Harvesting Regulations Area Closures, PDF file, 162 KB

Posted February 14, 2020

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (13) Cobscook, Whiting & Dennys Bays, PDF file, 526 KB

Posted January 31, 2020

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (11) Middle Penobscot Bay Islands; (12) Somes Sound & Cranberry Isles, PDF file, 781 KB

Posted January 17, 2020

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (10) Chandler & Eastern Bays, PDF file, 273 KB

Posted January 3, 2020

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (9) Upper Narraguagus Bay, PDF file, 312 KB

2019

Posted December 6, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (8) Moosabec Reach, PDF file, 267 KB

Posted October 31, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36 Atlantic Herring; Period 4 Opens, PDF file, 146 KB

Posted September 12, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36 Atlantic Herring; Period 3 Closes, PDF file, 139 KB

Posted August 19, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36 Atlantic Herring; Period 2 Closes; Open Date Period 3, PDF file, 187 KB

Posted July 19, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41 Menhaden State Re-Open, PDF file, 147 KB

Posted July 12, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41 Menhaden EESA Open, PDF file, 148 KB

Posted May 31, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36 Atlantic Herring; 2019 Harvest Rules, PDF file, 365 KB

Posted March 15, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (14) Damariscotta River, Effective March 17, 2019, PDF file, 204 KB

Posted February 22, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (11) Cobscook including-St. Croix River, (12) Blue Hill Bay/Union River RA, (13) West Lower Jericho Bay, (14) Upper Damariscotta River, Effective February 24, 2019, PDF file, 956 KB

Posted February 8, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (7) Gouldsboro/Dyers Bays Rotational Area, (8) Upper Machias Bay Rotational Area, and (9) Vinalhaven Islands in the Lower Penobscot Bay Rotational Area, Effective February 10, 2019, PDF file, 1.16 MB

Posted January 25, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (10) Wohoa Bay; (11) Cobscook Bay including Whiting and Denny's Bays, Effective January 27, 2019, PDF file, 818 kb

Posted January 4, 2019

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (9) West Vinalhaven, Effective January 6, 2019, PDF file, 471 kb

2018

Posted December 28, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (8) Machias and Little Machias Bays, Effective December 30, 2018, PDF file, 578 kb

Posted December 14, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08, Targeted Closures: (7) Gouldsboro and Dyers Bays, Effective December 16, 2018, PDF file, 448 kb

Posted November 16, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan, Effective November 16, 2018, PDF file, 161 kb

Posted October 1, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan, Effective September 29, 2018, PDF file, 161 kb

Posted September 14, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41.30: Menhaden Fishery Management Program, Effective September 15, 2018, PDF file, 160 kb

Posted September 13, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan, Effective September 12, 2018, PDF file, 192 kb

Posted July 23, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan, Effective July 21, 2018, PDF file, 188 kb

Posted June 1, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan, Effective June 2, 2018, PDF file, 190 kb

Posted May 23, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 32.65 Closure of 2018 Elver Season, Effective May 24, 2018, PDF file, 88 kb

Posted April 23, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 34.07 Atlantic Halibut Emergency Regulation, Effective April 23, 2018, PDF file, 131 kb

Posted March 2, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08 Scallops, Targeted Closures: (13) St. Croix River; (14) Addison RA; (16) Fox Islands Thorofare in E. Vinalhaven RA, Effective March 4, 2018, PDF file, 783 kb

Posted February 16, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08 Scallops, Targeted Closures: (14) Harrington & Pleasant Rivers in Addison RA; (15) Upper Frenchman Bay RA, Effective February 18, 2018, PDF file 1 MB

Posted February 2, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08 Scallops, Targeted Closures: (11) Machias and Sand Bays in Lower Englishman Bay RA; (13) Cobscook Bay including Whiting/Denny's Bay, Effective February 4, 2018, PDF file 1.79 MB

Posted January 19, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.08 Scallops, Targeted Closures: (12) Casco Passage (Swan's Island); (13) Johnson Bay (Cobscook Bay), Effective January 21, 2018, PDF file 1.23 MB

Posted January 8, 2018

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan, Effective December18, 2017, PDF file, 244 kb

2017

Posted December 29, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11 Scallops; Targeted Closures (10) Hussey Sound and (11) Roque Island Harbor (Sand Bay)

Posted September 28, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41 Menhaden Limitation, PDF file, 101 kb

Posted September 18, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan. PDF file, 276 kb

Posted August 9, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 115 Vibrio parahaemolyticus Control Plan. PDF file 162 kb, 7 pages

Posted July 28, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01 Herring Management Plan, Amended Effort Controls, PDF file, 202 kb, 8 pages

Posted June 30, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41.30 (3) Menhaden Episodic Event Fishery Closure, PDF file, 179 kb
• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01 Herring Management Plan, PDF File, 196 kb

Posted June 7, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41.30 (3) Menhaden Episodic Event Fishery Opens - Effective June 8, 2017, PDF file, 181 kb

Posted June 2, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41.10 Atlantic Menhaden Fishery Closure - Effective June 3, 2017, PDF file, 25 kb
• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01 Atlantic Herring Management Area 1A Days Out - Effective June 3, 2017, PDF file, 210 kb

Posted April 28, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking -Chapter 34.07 Atlantic Halibut Emergency Regulation - Effective April 30, 2017, PDF file 51 kb

Posted March 10, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking -Chapter 11.08 Scallops, Targeted Closures (19) Cobscook Bay Emergency
  Regulation -- Effective March 12, 2017 - pdf file, 461 kb

Posted February 23, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11 Scallop Regulations and Chapter 11.08 Targeted
  Closures (13)(15)(16)(17)(18) Chandler Bay/Head Harbor Island, Damariscotta River, North Haven, Mid
  Penobscot Bay and Lower Blue Hill Bay/Jericho Bay -- Effective February 26, 2017 - pdf file, 25.9 MB

Posted February 6, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11 Scallop Regulations and Chapter 11.08 Targeted Closures (11)(13)(15)(16)(17)(18)- Effective February 5, 2017-- pdf file, 5.6 MB

Posted January 23, 2017

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11 Scallop Regulations and Chapter 11.08 Targeted Closures (1)(14)(15) Muscle Ridge, Chandler Bay/Head Harbor, and Inner Cranberry Isle Area. Emergency Regulations - Effective January 2, 2017-- pdf file, 7.7 MB

2016

Posted December 29, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11 Scallop Regulations and Chapter 11.08 Targeted Closures - Effective January 1, 2017 -- pdf file, 2.14 MB

Posted August 12, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41.30 (1) Menhaden Fishery Re-Opening - Effective August 15, 2016 -- pdf file, 52.8 kb

Posted August 5, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41.30(1) Menhaden Fishery Closure- Effective August 5, 2016 -- pdf file, 111 KB

Posted August 1, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 41.30 Menhaden Program Episodic Event Fishery- Effective July 31, 2016 -- pdf file, 184 kb

Posted July 9, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan - Effective July 9, 2016 -- pdf file, 172 kb

Posted July 2, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan - Effective July 2, 2016 -- pdf file, 190 kb

Posted June 22, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 36.01; Herring Management Plan - Effective June 22, 2016 -- pdf file, 157 kb

Posted June 21, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 25.65 Lobster and Crab Closure in the Penobscot River- Effective June 21, 2016 -- pdf file, 186 kb

Posted May 9, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 34 Groundfish Regulations; Recreational Cod Federal Compliance Emergency Rule-Making - Effective May 7, 2016 -- pdf file, 272 kb

Posted March 18, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.22 Targeted Closures (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27) Inner Machias Area, Wohoa/Western Bay Rotational Area, Gouldsboro/Dyers Bay Rotational Area, Upper Blue Hill Bay/Union River Rotational Area, Jericho Bay Area, Eggemoggin Reach/Southeast Harbor Rotational Area and Casco Bay - Effective March 20, 2016 -- pdf file, 1.08 MB

Posted February 5, 2016

• Notice of Agency Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.22 Targeted Closures (18)(19)(20) Cobscook Bay, St. Croix River and Owls Head - Effective Date February 6, 2016 -- pdf file, 987 kb

Posted January 22, 2016

• Notice of Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.22 Targeted Closures (1)(17) Muscle Ridge and Western Penobscot Bay - Effective Date January 23, 2016 -- pdf file, 4.57 MB

Posted January 14, 2016

• Notice of Agency Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.22 Scallop Targeted Closures (6)(15)(16) South Portland Harbor, Vinalhaven & Fox Island Thorofare and Whiting & Dennys Bays. Effective Date January 16, 2016 -- pdf file 1.4 MB
  

2015

Posted December 11, 2015

• Notice of Agency Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 11.22 (1) (12) (13) (14) Muscle Ridge, Gouldsboro and Dyer Bays, Wohoa Bay and Jonesport Reach and Inner Machias Rotational Area. Effective Date December 13, 205 -- pdf file, 2.2 MB

Posted December 10, 2015

• Notice of Agency Emergency Rulemaking - Chapter 45.05 Shrimp Season Closure - Emergency Regulations -- pdf file, 137 KB

Posted May 8, 2015

• Chapter 34 Groundfish-Emergency Rulemaking. Effective May 9, 2015 -- pdf file, 137 KB

Posted May 8, 2015

• Chapter 32.07 Elver harvesting limitations-Emergency Rulemaking. Effective May 8, 2015 -- pdf file, 86 KB

Posted March 19, 2015

• Chapter 45.05 Shrimp Season Closure Clarification-Emergency Rulemaking. Effective March 20, 2015--pdf file 6 pages, 34 kb

February 26, 2015

• Chapter 11.22 Targeted Closures (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), and (16) Cobscook Bay Whiting & Denis Bays, St. Croix River, Inner Little Kennebec/Englishman Rotational Area, Addison Rotational Area, Casco Passage, Bagaduce River, Sheepscot River, Casco Bay, Emergency Regulations effective February 28, 2015, pdf 5.54 MB

Posted January 20, 2015

• Chapter 24.10 (4) (F) Maine-Restricted area for American Oyster; Emergency rulemaking effective January 21, 2015--pdf file, 6 pages, 40KB
  • Map of Restricted Area