2017 News
- 12/24/2017: DMR Seeks Trawler to Collect Shrimp Samples - Funding Increased and Application Deadline Extended to January 3
- 12/20/2017: New Maps Available for Scallops, Lobster and Aquaculture
- 12/17/2017: Marine Patrol Officers Graduate from Maine Criminal Justice Academy
- 12/11/2017: DMR Seeks Proposals for Collaborative Lobster Research - Proposal Deadline is February 6, 2018
- 12/1/2017: Moratorium on Northern Shrimp Commercial Fishing Maintained for 2018 Season
- 12/1/2017: ASMFC Seeks Proposals for Marine Aquaculture Pilot Projects - Proposals Due February 1, 2018
- 11/28/2017: Maine Scallop Season Gets Underway December 1
- 11/13/2017: Elver Lottery to Allow New Entrants into Maine?s Lucrative Elver Fishery
- 11/13/2017: Maine Elver Lottery Frequently Asked Questions
- 10/30/2017: Distinctive Maine Quality Trademark Now Available to Shellfish Dealers
- 10/26/2017: Atlantic Herring: Massachusetts/New Hampsire Spawning Closure Extension to November 11
- 10/18/2017: New Marine Patrol Officers to Serve in Kittery, Tenants Harbor and Lubec
- 10/17/2017: Atlantic Herring: Eastern Maine Spawning Re-Closure October 16 - 30, 2017
- 10/10/2017: Notice to Zone G Fishermen - Revised US Army Corps of Engineers York Harbor Haul Route
- 9/29/2017: Casco Bay Phytoplankton Bloom Update
- 9/26/2017: Maine DMR Monitors Unusual Phytoplankton Bloom in Casco Bay
- 9/19/2017: Update on Department of Marine Resources Mussel Recall
- 9/15/2017: Maine DMR Issues a Recall of Shellfish Due to Biotoxin
- 9/14/2017: Lamoine Lobsterman Faces up to Ten Year License Suspension for Violations
- 9/14/2017: Shore and Harbor Grants Awarded to Six Maine Communities
- 9/11/2017: REMINDER: Fall 2017 ME-NH Inshore Trawl Survey Starts October 2nd
- 9/11/2017: Maine Coastal Program Now a Division of Department of Marine Resources
- 9/8/2017: Maine Coastweek Cleanup Event Set for September 16 through 23
- 8/27/2017: Woman's Body Recovered Off Shore of Biddeford Pool
- 8/21/2017: Sean Ledwin Hired as New Director of Maine DMR Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat Division
- 8/17/2017: Hearing Scheduled on Atlantic Menhaden Draft Amendment 3
- 8/1/2017: 2017-18 Sea Urchin Fishing Season Calendars Now Available
- 7/27/2017: NOAA Fisheries Announces New Recreational Fishing Measures for Gulf of Maine Cod and Haddock for 2017
- 6/30/2017: Hydrographic Survey of Penobscot Bay and Jericho Bay
- 6/29/2017: Maine Marine Patrol to Focus on Boating Under the Influence
- 6/23/2017: Maine Marine Patrol Searching Penobscot River after Report of Abandoned Vehicle on Bridge
- 6/19/2017: New Marine Patrol Officers Assigned to Downeast and Southern Maine Patrols
- 6/8/2017: 2017 Maine Elver Season Update as of 6 p.m., June 7, 2017
- 6/1/2017: Maine DMR Issues Shellfish Safety Reminder
- 5/22/2017: Coast Guard, Port Partners Urge Paddlecraft Safety
- 5/19/2017: New Marine Patrol Officers On-Board
- 5/15/2017: Marine Patrol Resumes Search for Missing Man on Androscoggin River
- 5/13/2017: Marine Patrol Suspends Search for Missing Man on Androscoggin River
- 5/8/2017: Massachusetts Man Charged with Illegal Possession of Elvers
- 4/21/2017: NEFMC Presents 2017 Award for Excellence to Dr. Matt Cieri
- 4/21/2017: Marine Patrol Officer Matthew Wyman Honored for Professional Excellence
- 4/3/2017: 2017 Maine Elver Season Update as of 6 p.m., April 2, 2017
- 3/29/2017: Governor LePage, Coast Guard honor Maine Marine Patrol Officers for valiant service, heroic actions
- 3/8/2017: Glen Melvin Receives 2017 DMR Award of Excellence
- 3/3/2017: Maine?s 2016 Commercial Marine Resources Top $700 Million for the First Time
- 3/2/2017: DMR Seeks Input from Eastern Maine Lobster Harvesters Potentially Impacted by Federal Regulations
- 2/8/2017: New Marine Patrol Officer to Join Wells Patrol
- 1/31/2017: DMR Seeks Recommendations for NEFMC At-Large Member
- 1/25/2017: First Aid and CPR Training Available at Fishermen's Forum
- 1/6/2017: Wesley Dean Promoted to Marine Patrol Sergeant
