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Quantity: 25,000 cubic yards Material Type: Sand/Silt Equipment Type: Mechanical Disposal Sites: Cape Arundel and/or Port- land Disposal Site
Pepperell Cove Dredging: Project Depth: 12’ MLLW Last Dredged: 1913
Quantity: 160,000 cubic yards Material Type: Sand/Silt Equipment Type: Mechanical Disposal Sites: Open Water
For more information on Army Corps
projects in your area please visit: http://
www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navi- gation/Maine-Projects/
Kennebec River The Kennebec River may be a candidate
for dredging after high spots as shallow as 18’ were discovered following a survey in the 27’ channel. The Kennebec River Survey may be accessed by clicking the following link:
http://www.nae.usace.army. mil/Portals/74/docs/Navigation/ME/KEN/
KEN2735.pdf
Recommended Federal Anchorage Captain David Gelinas, Penobscot Bay and River Pilots
Captain Gelinas outlined a proposal to
improve deep draft vessel anchoring options in Rockland Harbor following the positive results of the 2016 NOAA survey and the elimination of a charted wreck off Owls Head. Due to the tight confi nes of Rockland Harbor, large cruise ships often need to use dynamic positioning systems to maintain position within the restricted anchorage. Dynamic positioning often is a costly mea- sure due to added fuel consumption which makes a Federal Anchorage a consideration. The red circles in the top fi gure, represent a hypothetical anchor swing radius for large and small vessels. The right circle in the top fi gure is in the center of a recommended anchorage. The red box off Broad Cove in the bottom fi gure is the Pilots’ approximate depiction of what a Federal Anchorage may look like (not to scale), if approved. Creating a Federal anchorage requires a Federal Rule making led by the Coast Guard and would entail a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, potential public hearings with comment
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beginning January 30, 2017, once a week, for eight weeks until March 26. Each trapper will be allowed to fi sh up to 40 traps, hauled as often as necessary during the project. Participants will be allowed to land and sell up to 500 pounds of shrimp per week. There will be no further compensation. The purpose of the project is to collect
northern shrimp samples during the win- ter period when the shrimp are in inshore waters, to collect data on the timing of the egg hatch, and the size, gender, and devel- opmental stage of the shrimp. We also hope to collect data on the performance of the compound size-sorting grate. Please see the attached announce-
ments for details on the project, acceptable size-sorting grates, how to apply, the ap- plication deadline (Dec. 19, 2016), and the selection process. This information is also
available on our web site at http://www.
maine.gov/dmr/science-research/species/ shrimp/
winter2017.html
Maine Scallop Season Update - Decem- ber 9, 2016
December 9, 2016 - The Maine Scallop
Season is underway and two weeks are in the books. The catch has started off strong, with harvesters reporting good prices because of the size and quality of the product. NOTE: The size of scallops is often
designated by the letter U, which stands for “under” followed by a number. For example, in the case of a U/10 scallop, it takes fewer than (under) 10 of them to make up a pound. The smaller the number, the bigger the scal- lop. U/10s are prized because of their size. Here are the highlights of the season to-date: Zone 1 – Maine/NH Border to Cape Jellison
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Next Meeting:
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to good fi shing. Much of Zone 1 is currently closed for rebuilding including Sheepscot Bay and Muscongus Bay.
Zone 2 – Cape Jellison to Lubec-Cam- pobello Island Bridge
Harvesters are reporting scallop counts
in the U/15 – U/20 range with some areas reporting substantial percentages of catch U/10s. Zone 2 fi shing areas have had two years to rebuild through a rotational man- agement plan, resulting in larger scallops compared to previous years. Zone 3 – Maine Territorial Coastal
Waters North and East of Lubec-Cam- pobello Island Bridge
Strong catches are reported with har-
vesters consistently landing U/15s - U/17s, with a substantial amount of U/10s also be- ing landed. Harvesters are reporting landing some of the biggest scallops ever. The size of the scallops is the result of in-season mon- itoring and closures that ensure that only 30-40 percent of the resource is harvested. This management approach leaves a large percentage of the resource on the bottom to help increase the amount and the size of scallops.
For information on the 2016-17 Maine
Scallop Season, visit the Maine DMR web- site
Two Men Have Lobster Licenses Suspended for Six Years for Removing Eggs from Lobsters
December 13, 2016 - The Commission-
er of the Maine Department of Marine Re- sources has suspended the lobster licenses of two men for removing the eggs from female lobsters. The violation is a Class D crime which, in addition to license suspension, is punishable by up to a year in jail and fi nes in excess of $1,000. The licenses of Dexter Bray, Jr., 36 of
Stonington and Philip Poland, 42 of Cushing have been suspended for 6 years as a result of separate investigations conducted earlier this year by Maine Marine Patrol. The Bray investigation, led by Marine
Patrol Offi cer Rustin Ames, resulted in charges of removing the eggs of two female lobsters for which Bray is facing fi nes of up to $1,600 in addition to as much as a year in prison and the license suspension. The crime came to light by an anony- mous complaint received in the spring by
Offi cer Ames that Bray was “scrubbing” lobsters, which is the act of artifi cially re- moving eggs from the underside of a female lobster’s tail. Offi cer Ames followed up on the com-
plaint and began an investigation that in- volved Marine Patrol Specialist Sean Dow. The investigation revealed that Bray had landed and attempted to sell two egg-bearing female lobsters at a lobster co-op in Stoning- ton.
The Poland investigation, led by Ma-
rine Patrol Offi cer Brandon Bezio, resulted in charges of removing eggs from three fe- male lobsters for which he faces up to a year in prison and fi nes up to $1,900 in addition to his license suspension. This investigation also began with an
anonymous complaint received during the summer. Offi cer Bezio followed up on the complaint and, with the help of Marine Pa- trol Offi cer Matthew Wyman, and Specialist Corrie Robert, determined that Poland had scrubbed the eggs from three lobsters in his possession.
“Scrubbing lobsters is one of the most
serious violations of marine resource laws we see,” said Marine Patrol Colonel Jon Cornish. “By removing eggs to make a short-term monetary gain, criminals deny future generations of fi shermen the opportu- nity those eggs represent. Just as important, they undermine the work law abiding har- vesters do every day to sustain this important resource.” “I’m extremely proud of the thorough
investigation conducted by the Offi cers involved in these cases,” said DMR Com- missioner Patrick Keliher. “These are very diffi cult cases to make and the Offi cers did an outstanding job bring this behavior to an end.”
Bray, who fi shed in lobster Manage-
ment Zone C, was notifi ed after a length of suspension hearing on November 2, 2016 with Commissioner Keliher that his license would be suspended for six years, allowing him to regain his license on May 19, 2022. Poland, who fi shed in Zone D, was
notifi ed after a length of suspension hearing on November 15, 2016 with Commissioner Keliher that his license would be suspended for six years, allowing him to regain his license on July 8, 2022.
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