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Maine Scallop Management Meetings and Proposals

DMR is in the process of rebuilding Maine’s scallop resource, and an integral part of the rebuilding strategy has been the implementation of Closed Areas. After being in place for three years, these closures will sunset this year (2012) and a new rotational management plan is being proposed by DMR to create a more predictable and profitable fishery.

Several meetings with the industry were held during 2012, and their summaries and the resulting proposed regulations are below, most recent first. Summaries are PDF files, which may require Adobe Reader software (download here free) to view or print.

Proposed regulations and season for 2012-13

• Proposed 2012-13 regulations and season, and public hearing schedule: 6 pm Oct. 1 in Machias, Oct. 2 in Ellsworth, Oct. 4 in Wiscasset, deadline for comments Oct. 15
• Proposed regulations summary (pdf file, 7 pages, 1.9 MB)

August 9th Industry Meeting

• August 9th Industry Meeting Summary, (PDF file, 5 pages, 563 kb)

DMR's Recommendations to the Scallop Advisory Council (SAC) at the June 21st SAC meeting

• DMR Scallop Management Recommendations to the Scallop Advisory Council (PDF file, 7 pages, 339 kb)

Scallop Scoping Meetings held in May and June 2012

• Rotational Management Scoping Meetings Summaries (PDF file, 21 pages, 765 kb)

Scallop Industry Meetings held in April 2012

• Whiting Scallop Meeting Minutes (PDF file, 6 pages, 82 kb)
• Milbridge Scallop Meeting Minutes (PDF file, 11 pages, 115 kb)
• Ellsworth Scallop Meeting Minutes (PDF file, 10 pages, 104 kb)
• Hallowell Scallop Meeting Minutes (PDF file, 7 pages, 81 kb)

March 2012

• DMR Rotational Management Proposal (PDF file, 3 pages, 398 kb)
• Four Region Scallop Rotational Management Map, JPG file, 1pg, 119 kb
• For a copy of Dvora Hart’s 2012 Fishermen’s Forum presentation on Closed Areas and Rotational Management in the Federal Scallop Fishery, please go to http://www.maine.gov/dmr/rm/scallops, and then scroll down to"Management – Federal".

For more information, please contact Trisha DeGraaf, (207) 624-6554.

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