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Notice of Agency Rule-making Proposal AGENCY: Department of Marine Re-


sources CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE:


Chapter 10.05: Taking of quahogs in the sub-tidal waters of New Meadows Lakes, Brunswick and West Bath. PROPOSED RULE NUMBER (leave


blank; to be assigned by Secretary of State): BRIEF SUMMARY: This proposed


rule would establish weekend closed periods and a seasonal closed period for the taking of quahogs in the New Meadows Lakes. Har- vesters would be prohibited from fi shing or taking quahogs in the New Meadows Lakes during weekends, and winter months from sunset on December 31 through sunrise on April 1. The winter closed period sunsets April 1, 2019. Recent surveys of the New Meadows Lakes conducted by the Maine Department of Marine Resources indicate a decline in the quahog population. These particular eff ort control measures were proposed at meetings with industry members held in the spring of 2017, and are intended to reduce fi shing pressure on the quahog resource, and to minimize the mortality associated with winter fi shing. Date, time and location of PUBLIC


HEARING (if any): October 4, 2017, 6 PM, Bath Parks and Recreation Center, Bath ME COMMENT DEADLINE: October 16,


2017 CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS


FILING (include name, mailing address, telephone, fax, TTY, e-mail): AGENCY CONTACT PERSON:


Amanda Ellis (tel: 207-624-6573) Mail Written Comments to: Depart-


ment of Marine Resources, attn Rulemak- ing; 21 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0021 WEB SITE: http://www.maine.gov/


dmr/laws-regulations/proposed-rulemak- ing.html


E-MAIL: dmr.rulemaking@maine.gov FAX: (207) 624-6024 TTY: (207) 624-6500 (Deaf/Hard of


Hearing) FINANCIAL IMPACT ON MUNICI-


PALITIES OR COUNTIES (if any): NONE STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THIS RULE: 12 M.R.S. §6171-A SUBSTANTIVE STATE OR FED-


ERAL LAW BEING IMPLEMENTED (if diff erent): SAME AGENCY WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/rulemaking/ E-MAIL FOR OVERALL AGEN-


CY RULE-MAKING LIAISON: DMR. rulemaking@maine.gov


DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURC- ES Chapter 10 Clams and Quahogs 10.05 Taking of quahogs in the sub-tidal waters of New Meadows Lakes, Brunswick and West Bath A. New Meadows Lakes: The area


bounded by the Old Bath Road and the Brunswick Road of the New Meadows River north of Bath/State Rd in Brunswick and West Bath. B. Methods of harvest prohibited - It


shall be unlawful to fi sh for or take qua- hogs by towing any dredge, drag or other implement by watercraft; by diver/diving (SCUBA or snorkel*); or by pump, suction or any type of mechanical suction device. Hand digging with a so-called clam hoe or bull rake, hand-raking, hand tonging, or picking quahogs out of the mud by hand are allowed. Harvest by cutting through or breaking the ice is prohibited; harvest may take place only through open water. *Any artifi cial breathing device that


allows a person to breathe underwater. This subsection does not apply to the


holder of a lease issued under 12 M.R.S. §§6072, 6072-A or 6072-B when fi shing for or taking quahogs cultivated on the leased area within the waters of the New Mead-


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ows Lakes, nor does it apply to the holder of a Municipal shellfi sh aquaculture permit issued under §6673. C. Night prohibition: It shall be un-


lawful to fi sh for or take quahogs during the period ½ hour after sunset, as defi ned in 12 M.R.S.


§6001(46), until ½ hour before sunrise, as defi ned in 12 M.R.S. §6001(45). D. Closed periods: It is unlawful to fi sh


for or take quahogs from the New Meadows Lakes:


New science program to study areas of high vessel traffi c


Vancouver, BC – Canada’s coasts are home to abundant fi sheries, support the liveli- hoods of Indigenous and coastal commu- nities, and attract tourism. Our coasts also enable responsible shipping of our goods to and from overseas. The Government of Canada is taking con- crete action, under the Oceans Protection Plan, to assess how human activities may impact our marine ecosystems over time. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minis-


ter of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and Member of Parliament for Burnaby North-Seymour, Terry Beech, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, Jonathan Wilkinson, on behalf of Ministers Dominic LeBlanc and Catherine McKenna,


Commercial Fishing News (1) Winter. During the period ½


hour after sunset, as defi ned in 12 M.R.S. §6001(46), on December 31st until ½ hour before sunrise, as defi ned in 12 M.R.S. §6001(45), on April 1st. (2) Weekends: During the period


½ hour after sunset, as defi ned in 12 M.R.S. §6001(46), on Friday until ½ hour before sunrise, as defi ned in 12 M.R.S. §6001(45), on Monday. 10.05 D(1), the winter closed period,


sunsets April 1, 2019. Commercial Fishing from Canada


announced that the Government of Canada is implementing a $50.8 million Coastal Environmental Baseline Program to help assess the impacts of human activities on our marine ecosystems. During the coming years, scientists


from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and community partners will collect compre- hensive baseline data in six areas of the country where there is existing or potential increasing vessel traffi c: Port of Vancouver, BC; Port of Prince Rupert, BC; Lower St. Lawrence Estuary, QC; Port of Saint


John, NB; and Placentia Bay, NL. The sixth area will be located in the Arctic. By study- ing the current state of these areas, we can better detect changes in the environment and improve our understanding of the eff ects of human activity on the marine environment


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