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.)
  • Shrimp (Northern)
• Weather, Tides, Sunrise, Environmental Data
• Wetlands, Permit Review

Clarification Concerning Requirement for Possession of a Federal Multispecies Permit for the Northern Shrimp Fishery

If a vessel fishes in federal waters exclusively for shrimp and retains no other species other than Longhorn sculpin, then a federal multispecies permit is not needed.

If a vessel intends on landing multispecies bycatch, (the only species allowed for Maine are silver hake and offshore hake), then they need a Category A DAS Permit or an Open Access Category K Groundfish Permit.

Sector and Common Pool boats are covered by their Category A DAS permits. Other vessels can apply for the Category K Groundfish Permit by calling the National Marine Fisheries Service at 978-281-9370.

For more information contact: Terry Stockwell (207-624-6553) or Maine Marine Patrol Division I (207-633-9595) or Division II (207-667-3373).