DEPT. OF MARINE RESOURCES

• About DMR
• Aquaculture
• Aquarium, Library, Lighthouse, Education
• Commercial Fisheries
• Councils, Meetings, etc.
• Health & Safety: Is it Safe to Eat/Swim/Fish?
• Laws and Regulations
• Licenses
• Marine Patrol
• Municipal Shellfish
• Recreational Fishing
• Research and Surveys
• Species Info (lobsters, clams, whales, etc.)
• Weather, Tides, Sunrise, Environmental Data
• Wetlands, Permit Review

About the Maine Department of Marine Resources

See the sections below for DMR organization (offices, bureaus, and divisions), contact information and directions, plans, policies, and job and volunteering opportunities.

Organization

• Marine Policy and Office of the Commissioner
• Bureau of Marine Patrol and Licensing
• Bureau of Marine Science
  • Biological Monitoring and Assessment
  • Marine Education
    • Burnt Island Living Lighthouse
    • Maine State Aquarium
  • Sea-Run Fisheries and Habitat
• Bureau of Public Health
  • Growing Area Program (water quality and biotoxin monitoring)
  • Shellfish Dealer Certification and Inspection Program
  • Municipal Shellfish Management
• Bigelow/DMR Library, Fishermen's Library, and Information Center

Addresses, Phone Numbers, Staff Listing, and Directions

• Office, laboratory, and aquarium phone numbers, addresses, and directions
• Staff listing with e-mail addresses and phone numbers
• Marine Patrol roster and office phone numbers
• DMR Webmaster
• Shellfish Sanitation and Red Tide Hotline 1-800-232-4733
• Marine Animal Reporting Hotline 1-800-532-9551

DMR Planning

PDF files may require Adobe Acrobat or the free Adobe Reader (download here)

• 2011-12 DMR Research Plan, PDF format, 27 pages, 260 kb
• 2011 DMR program review
• 2010 DMR research priorities for lobster, herring, and scallops
• 2009 DMR Research Plan, PDF format, 29 pages, 374 kb
• 2008 DMR Research Plan, PDF format, 56 pages, 813 kb
• 2007 Bureau of Resource Management Research Plan, PDF format, 43 pages, 401 kb
• 2000 DMR strategic plan

DMR Policies

• Department policies for accessing private land

Employment and Volunteering Opportunities at DMR

• Job Openings
• Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for contract work
• Volunteer programs
  • Overview (brochure) of volunteer programs at Maine DMR - pdf file, 2 pages, 279 kb. PDF files may require Adobe Reader software (download here free).
  • Water quality and phytoplankton monitoring
  • Maine State Aquarium

DMR is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/H - Reasonable accommodations considered upon request. Contact Amanda Beckwith, Personnel Officer, NRSC (207-287-7578), or e-mail amanda.beckwith@maine.gov for complaints or accommodation requests.

DMR Purpose

 

"The Department of Marine Resources is established to conserve and develop marine and estuarine resources; to conduct and sponsor scientific research; to promote and develop the Maine coastal fishing industries; to advise and cooperate with local, state, and federal officials concerning activities in coastal waters; and to implement, administer, and enforce the laws and regulations necessary for these purposes..."

- Maine Title 12, Chapter 603 §6021.

Boothbay Harbor foot bridge, photo by Tom Hilton, Jr.

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