August 2018 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 7. P S F M
Minutes: Forum #114 Date: June 13, 2018 Time: 10:00 AM Location: University of Southern Maine, Abramson Center, 88 Bedford Street, Port- land, ME 04101
Introductions and Administration: Introductions – The meeting was
called to order at 10:00 by the Port Safety Forum Co-Chair Matt Burns representing the Maine Port Authority with Commander Hector Cintron as the Co-Chair representing the Coast Guard. A quorum was comprised of 22 individuals. Review and Approval of the April 25, 2018 Port Safety Forum Meeting Minutes – Hearing no objections to the content of the April 25, 2018 minutes, Mr. Burns accepted the minutes as approved. 2. Port Activities Update: DHS PSA - Maine District - Bill DeLong - DHS
Mr. DeLong briefed the Forum on
his recent deployment to augment FEMA relief eff orts in Puerto Rico resulting from Hurricane Maria. During his assignment, he found that post storm recovery of port in- frastructure was critical to a comprehensive recovery eff ort of the entire island. He was able to correlate his lessons learned from Puerto Rico into tangible guidelines for local operators in Maine and New Hampshire. He stressed that marine terminal operators should examine their facility infrastruc- ture to better determine how down-stream service providers may impact a post storm response. He urged that terminal operators engage with service providers including electric, gas, sewage, and tele-communica- tions to ensure that all parties fully under- stand the breadth of response and the critical
path to restoring or maintaining service at marine terminals.
Cruise Ship Outlook – Sarah Flink, Cruise Maine
Ms. Flink recently assumed the role
of Director of CruiseMaine. CruiseMaine promotes the State of Maine as a whole to the cruise ship industry. The organization is run by the Maine Offi ce of Tourism and Maine Port Authority. She detailed some key in- dustry trends including the large ship sizes that are currently entering the market. While Symphony of the Seas, at 1,188’ is currently the largest cruise ship afl oat, (boasting over 6,000 passengers) we are unlikely to see this vessel ever come to Maine. Instead, what these new larger ships means for Maine is that there are previous generation ships being refreshed and re-allocated to the Can- ada/New England market. Another staple of the Summer cruise scene in Maine are the American Cruise Line vessels which are in the 270’ / 175 passenger range. These vessels serve up to 37 ports in New England and Canada. American Cruise lines recently added the Constitution to its fl eet, which will call on Maine ports. An emerging new trend is Eco-tourism off ered by Hurtigruten, which runs the Expedition-class 318 pas- senger vessel named Fram. Fram made its maiden voyage to Maine in April. Fram is built for all seasons and includes ice break- ing capability. Hurtigruten is investigating a winter market in New England. Ritz-Carl- ton is also pursuing a luxury cruise market with up to three small cruise vessels. These vessels would also carry small numbers of passengers to niche ports. The cruise ship season this year will
extend from April 20 – November 7. Cruise- Maine expects approximately 455 distinct port calls of which 18 will be maiden voy-
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Submerged Lands Program – John Noll, Submerged Lands
Mr. Noll provided an informative out-
line of Maine’s Submerged Lands Program, which is administered by the Bureau of Parks and Lands Department of Agriculture, Conservation, & Forestry. Whether within an inland lake or coastal area, all land which is covered with water is publicly owned and is reserved as a public trust. This enables people to use waters over the submerged land or the land itself for "fi shing, fowling (hunting), and navigation." Piers and other structures located on submerged lands may be privately owned; the land and water be- neath them are not. These have been long considered essential public rights, which the State of Maine has retained.
Publicly Owned Submerged Lands - as defi ned by the State of Maine: Coastal region (including islands): All
land from the mean low-water mark out to the three-mile territorial limit. Where intertidal fl ats are extensive, the shoreward
boundary begins 1,650 feet seaward from the mean high-water mark. Tidal Rivers: All land below the mean
low-water mark of tidal rivers upstream to the farthest natural reaches of the tides. Great Ponds: All land below the natural
low-water mark of ponds that are 10 or more acres in size in their natural state. Boundary Rivers: Land lying between
the banks of rivers that form Maine's border with Canada.
Publicly Owned Submerged Lands - do not include:
Beaches or other shoreland that is cov-
ered by water only at high tide, Land that has been fl ooded by dams, Land beneath ponds that are less than 10 acres in size, or Land beneath non-tidal rivers that do not border Canada.
The Submerged Lands Program: Provides limited use leases and ease-
ments to allow piers and other structures to be built on and over Public Submerged Lands. Off ers opportunities for qualifi ed com-
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