Aquaculture Public Hearing

The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding a public hearing on the proposal listed below. The hearing will be held in-person with a remote option.

Applicant Name: Pemaquid Mussel Farms, LLC
Application Type: Standard Lease
Culture Type: Suspended Culture of Shellfish
Location: Frenchman’s Bay, Bar Harbor
Acreage and Term Requested: 32 Acres for 20 years

If the hearing listed above is postponed or continued, an alternate public hearing will be held on May 3 at the same time and location. Notice of a postponement or a continuance will be posted on DMR’s website.

REGISTERING FOR THE HEARING: The hearing will be conducted in accordance with the adjudicatory proceeding provisions of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act (5 M.R.S.A., ch. 375, subchapter 4). Persons wishing to attend the hearing in-person or remotely and ask questions of the parties or testify under oath about the effect of the proposed lease must register to participate. Interested persons need to complete an online registration form no later than 4:00 p.m., APRIL 17. If you need assistance with the form, please contact DMR. Registration can be completed at: maine.gov/dmr/aquaculture

INTERVENING: Applications to intervene need to be received by DMR no later than 4:00 p.m., APRIL 17. DMR will decide whether to grant intervenor applications five days before the hearing. If you are granted intervenor status, you become a legal party to the proceeding. Contact DMR for a copy of the intervenor application.

INFORMATION ON DMR WEBSITE: A copy of the application materials are posted to DMR’s aquaculture webpage under ‘Maine Aquaculture Leases and LPAs.’

For disability accommodations, contact Melissa Macaluso at 207-624-6553, [email protected], or 877-243-2823 TTY 711