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Aquaculture Lease Inventory

There are aquaculture sites located from Kittery to Eastport. Aquaculturalists in Maine are small part-time growers, full-time farmers working for themselves, as well as large companies with many employees, lease sites, and processing facilities.

As of January 28, 2013 there are 80 molluscan shellfish leases (including experimental leases), totaling 642 acres, 1 experimental seaweed lease (0.86 acres), 2 green sea urchin leases (4 acres total) and 28 finfish leases (678.57 acres total) located in marine and estuarine waters along the Maine coast. This summary does not include the more than 90 Limited Purpose Aquaculture Licenses (LPAs) that are issued annually and for a maximum area of 400 square feet.

The inventory below will show you where farms are located, as well as provide contact, harvest, and lease information.

PDF files require Adobe Acrobat or the free Adobe Reader (download here) to view.

This inventory is updated regularly, but if you do not see a lease listed and would like information please contact:

Marcy L. Nelson

Summary Information

• Leaseholder Contact Information – pdf
• Lease Acreage by Location - pdf  
• Acreage by Lease Type (Pie Chart) - pdf

Area Maps showing aquaculture lease sites

• Aquaculture Lease Inventory - Casco Bay Area
• Aquaculture Lease Inventory - Cobscook Bay
• Aquaculture Lease Inventory - Damariscotta River (Upper)
• Aquaculture Lease Inventory - Damariscotta River (Lower)
• Aquaculture Lease Inventory - Beals Island / Jonesport
• Aquaculture Lease Inventory - Machias Bay Cutler Area
• Aquaculture Lease Inventory - Mount Desert Island Area
• Aquaculture Lease Inventory - Muscongus Bay to The Weskeag River
• Aquaculture Lease Inventory - New Meadows River
• Aquaculture Lease Inventory - Penobscot Bay
• Aquaculture Lease Inventory - Pleasant Bay Area
• Aquaculture Lease Inventory - Sheepscot River
• Aquaculture Lease Inventory - York County

Lease and License Lists - sorted by lease/license holder

• Experimental Leases
• Finfish Leases
• Limited Purpose Licenses
• Standard Shellfish Leases

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