Sitemap

DMR Home

About Us

• Staff Directory
  • Commissioner and Senior Staff
• Locations, Directions, Hours, Contact
• Councils
  • Aquaculture Advisory Council
  • Commercial Fishing Safety Council
  • DMR Advisory Council
  • Lobster Advisory Council
  • Lobster Zone Councils
  • Scallop Advisory Council
  • Seaweed Fisheries Advisory Council
  • Sea Urchin Zone Council
  • Shellfish Advisory Council
• Jobs
• RFPs

Fisheries

• Commercial Fishing

  • Fisheries by Species
    • Eels and Elvers
      • The Maine Eel and Elver Fishery
    • Groundfish (Multispecies)
      • Maine Groundfish Permit Bank
    • Halibut
    • Atlantic Herring
      • Atlantic Herring Fishery Management
    • Lobsters
      • Maine Lobster and Crab Bait Information
        • Approved Bait
        • Prohibited Bait
        • Approved and Prohibited Freshwater Species
        • Approved Alternative Bait Products
        • Maine Lobster and Crab Bait Request Form
        • Exemption for Carp
      • Lobster Fishing License and Trap Tag Counts
      • Support Maine's Lobster Industry
        • Maine Lobster Research, Education, and Development Board
      • Maine Lobster Limited Entry and Apprentice Program
        • Eligibility Criteria for Maine Students Who Want to Start Lobstering
      • Lobster and Other Trap/Pot Gear Modification Requirements
    • Menhaden
      • Menhaden Management
    • Mussels (Blue)
    • River Herring (Alewives and Blueback Herring)
    • Rockweed
      • Cobscook Bay Rockweed Management Area
    • Scallops
      • 2019-20 Maine Scallop Season Overview
      • 2020-21 Maine Scallop Season Overview
      • 2021-22 Maine Scallop Season Overview
      • 2022-2023 Maine Scallop Season Overview
      • 2023-2024 Maine Scallop Season Overview
    • Sea Cucumbers
    • Sea Urchins
    • Shrimp (Northern)
    • Worms (Marine)
    • Whelks
  • Licenses
    • Maine DMR Online Licensing System Frequently Asked Questions
    • Maine Diver and Dive Tender License Safety Training Requirements
  • Landings Data
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Historical Data
    • Reporting Forms
    • On-Line Harvester Catch & Landings Reporting
    • Maine Harvester Landing Reporting Form Examples

• Recreational

  • Licenses & Registry
    • Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry (license)
  • Fishing Regulations and Tips
    • Tuna, Shark, and Other Large Species Information
    • Tips for Catch and Release of Striped Bass
    • Tips for Releasing Atlantic Salmon
    • Tips for Using Circle Hooks
  • Safe Eating Guidelines & Fish Health
    • Mycobacteriosis in Striped Bass
  • Angler's Guide
    • Do You Know Your Catch?
    • Where to Fish
      • Kittery to Cape Elizabeth
      • South Portland to Blue Hill
      • Ellsworth to Calais
  • Charter & Head Boats for Hire
  • Winter Smelt Camps
  • Maine Saltwater Recreational Fishing Opportunities to Participate
    • Maine Saltwater Sport Fishing Tournaments for 2022
    • Maine Tackle-Busters Club
      • What are the minimum qualifying sizes?
      • Maine Tackle-Busters Club-recent catches
      • Recent Tackle-Busters Club Results
    • Volunteer Angler Logbook Program
    • Maine State Saltwater Game Fish Records
  • Landing Data
    • Striped Bass
    • Bluefish
    • Atlantic Mackerel
    • Atlantic Cod
    • Haddock
    • Pollock
    • Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Summary

• Shellfish

  • Closures
  • Shellfish Closures and Aquaculture Leases Map
  • Bureau of Public Health Programs
    • Marine Biotoxin Monitoring
      • Biotoxins in Maine
    • Maine Shellfish Dealer Certification and Inspection
    • Nearshore Marine Resources Program
      • General Shellfish Ordinance Information
        • General Town Shellfish Information
      • Municipal Shellfish Conservation Warden Information
      • DMR Municipal Shellfish Management Forms
    • Volunteer Programs
      • Phytoplankton Monitoring Form and Guides for Volunteers
    • Shellfish Growing Area Classification
  • Forms
    • Biotoxin Monitoring Forms and Protocols
    • Water Quality Monitoring Forms and Protocols
    • Shellfish Management Forms
    • Maine Shellfish Dealer Sanitation and HACCP Guidelines Manual and Forms
  • DMR Public Health Program Newsletters
  • Maine DMR Vibrio Education
  • Shellfish Identification
  • Safe Shellfish Consumption Reminder

• Sea-Run Fisheries

  • Programs and Projects
    • River Herring (Alewife) Fact Sheet
    • Salmon for Maine's Rivers
    • Salmon Restoration and Conservation Program (ASRCP)
      • Salmon In-Lieu Fee Facts
    • Trap Count Statistics
    • Kennebec River Restoration Project
    • American Eel Project
    • Rainbow Smelt Restoration
    • Stream Connectivity Work Group

Aquaculture

• Maine Aquaculture Leases and LPAs
  • Aquaculture Lease Decisions
  • Pending Lease Applications
  • Aquaculture Web Map
• Applications and Forms
  • "Experimental" (Limited Purpose) Lease Applications and Forms
  • Standard Lease Applications and Forms
  • Limited-Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) License Applications and Forms
  • Additional Licenses and Forms For Active Aquaculture Sites
• Laws and Regulations
• Aquaculture LPA and Lease Requirements
• Harvest, Lease, and License Data
• Public Participation in Aquaculture Leasing
  • Upcoming Aquaculture Public Meetings, Hearings, and Scoping Sessions
• Reports and Documents
• Land-Based Aquaculture
• Resources for Growers

Science

• Species Information

  • Maine Lobster
    • Lobster Life Stages and DMR Surveys
      • Larval Lobster Surveys
      • Lobster Sea Sampling Program
      • American Lobster Settlement Survey
      • Ventless Trap Survey
    • Female Lobster Size at Maturity Studies
    • Lobster Research Collaborative
    • DMR Lobster Research Publications
    • Lobster Tagging Project
  • Atlantic Halibut
    • Atlantic Halibut Research Tags and Rewards
  • Atlantic Herring Biology and Research
  • Eelgrass
  • Invasives
    • Asian Shore Crab
    • Green Crabs
      • Green Crab Overview, December 2013
    • Chinese Mitten Crab
  • Protected Species in the Gulf of Maine
    • Seals
    • Large Whale Species of New England
  • Scallop
  • Northern Shrimp
  • Smelt
  • Green Sea Urchins
  • White Shark Research
    • White Shark Identification Request Form

• Data and Maps

  • Maps

• Fisheries Monitoring & Assessment

  • Maine - New Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey
    • General Information
    • Staff
    • Data Dashboard, Reports, and Publications
    • Specimen Request Form

• Weather & Tides

  • Boothbay Harbor Environmental Data
  • Sunrise
  • Climate Change and the Maine Coast

Programs

• Maine Coastal Program
  • About the Maine Coastal Program
    • Coastal Zone Map
    • Contact
  • Coastal Access
  • Coastal Community Support
    • Restoring Tidal Habitat Resilience
    • The CoastWise Approach
  • Coastal Science and Research
    • Maine Coastal Program's Mapping Initiative
      • What the MCMI Does
      • Sediment Mapping
      • MCMI - Current Projects and Program Highlights
      • Species and Habitats
      • Publications and Reports
      • Current Highlights
    • Marsh Monitoring Network
  • Habitat Restoration and Tools
    • Tidal Restriction Atlas
    • Maine Stream Habitat Viewer (IF&W page)
  • Maine Coastweek
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Educational Resources and Research
  • News
  • Grants and RFPs
    • Shore and Harbor Planning Grants
      • Case Studies
  • Federal Consistency Review
  • Publications
• Environmental Permit Review
• Education Division
  • Burnt Island Light House
    • Burnt Island Programs
  • Aquarium
  
  
  •  

Marine Patrol

• Get to Know Marine Patrol
  • Duties
  • Organizational Structure
  • History
    • Short History
• Contact
• Employment
• Commercial and Recreational Boating Safety
• Media
  • Marine Patrol Equipment
  • Officers at Work

Rules & Laws

• Marine Resources Laws
• Regulations (Rules)
  • Newly Adopted Regulations
  • Proposed Rulemaking
  • Emergency Regulations
    • Emergency Regulations Archive