The DMR has received two completed lease applications from the applicant listed below for the following:

• Applicant: Benjamin Weeks
• Lease Type: Two experimental proposals
• Culture Type: Suspended
• Species: Marine algae
• Size and Term: 4 acres, 3 Years
• Location: New Meadows River, Harpswell

Comment Period: DMR announces a 30-day public comment period during which interested persons may submit written comments or request a public hearing on the applications. A hearing is optional unless DMR receives five or more written requests from interested persons during the comment period. For reference, the applications are available on DMR’s website and labeled: Weeks, App 1; and Weeks, App 2. Please specify which application the comment(s) or request(s) apply to (i.e. Weeks App 1, etc.). Written comments or hearing requests need to be submitted by mail or email to the address provided below no later than 4:00 p.m. on June 25, 2023.

Maine Department of Marine Resources
Attn: Aquaculture Division
21 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0021
[email protected]

View the Applications: Please visit DMR’s Aquaculture webpage. Applications are available under ‘Maine Aquaculture Leases and LPAs.’

CONTACT THE APPLICANT: Please contact the applicant with any questions regarding their proposal. Contact information for the applicant can be found in their application.

Relevant Authority: 12 MRSA 6072-A (5) and DMR Rules Chapter 2.64.