STATE OF MAINE

DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES

21 STATE HOUSE STATION

AUGUSTA, MAINE

04333-0021

PATRICK C. KELIHER

COMMISSIONER

PAUL R. LEPAGE

GOVERNOR

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2017 Aquaculture Lease Annual Report

Aquaculture leaseholders are required to submit annual reports of seeding and harvesting for the past year and plans for the current year [(12 MRS §6072 (10) and §6072-A (17-A)(D)].

Please complete and return this form by March 15, 2018 to:

Cindy L. Burke, Department of Marine Resources, 21 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0021

Electronic copies are available on the DMR website under “Annual Report Form:”

  1. Lease acronym (for example, ABC D1):______
  1. Leaseholder name, address,phone number: ______

E-mail address:

  1. Date(s) of birth of each individual leaseholder (needed for verification of other DMR licenses)

a. name: ______, d.o.b.: ______;

b. name: ______, d.o.b.: ______;

c. name: ______, d.o.b.: ______;

  1. Name and contact information of lease site operator or manager (if different from #2):______

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  1. Lease Type:____ Standard ____ Experimental – Commercial ____Experimental - Scientific
  1. Site Location (water body, town, and county):______

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  1. Are your lease boundaries marked? ____Yes ____ No

If no, please explain why. (Or attach a written description to this report):______

______

  1. Is all gear located on your lease site?  ____Yes ____ No

Contact Flora Drury at (207) 633-9531 or Marcy Nelson at (207) 633-9502for verification of your lease boundary.If no, please explain why. (Or attach a written description to this report):______

______

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  1. Was aquaculture conducted on this site in 2017?  ____Yes ____ No

If no, please explain why (or attach a written description to this report):______

______

______

  1. What type of gear (if applicable) was used on your lease site in 2017?

______

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  1. Complete the following table(s) for all species grown on your lease in 2017:

Shellfish / 2017 Amount Harvested (indicate lbs. or count) / US Dollar Value of Harvest
bay scallop (Aequipecten irradians)
American/ Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
European oyster (Ostrea edulis)
blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)
Northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria)
softshell clam (Mya arenaria)
sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)
Other (please specify):
Seaweed / Pounds Harvested in 2017 / US Dollar Value of Harvest
sugar kelp (Laminaria saccharina)
nori seaweed (Porphyra sp.)
horsetail kelp (Laminaria digitata)
winged kelp (Alaria esculenta)
Dulse (Palmaria palmate)
Other (please specify):
Miscellaneous / Pounds Harvested in 2017 / US Dollar Value of Harvest
green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)
sandworm (Nereis virens)
Other (please specify):
Finfish / Whole Pounds Harvested in2017 / US Dollar Value of Harvest
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
Other (please specify):
  1. Did you experience any natural setbacks (i.e. disease, storm, etc.) to your stocks in 2017? If so,

please explain (Or attach a written description to this report):______

______

  1. Did you have problems with others interfering with your operation (i.e. poaching, dragging, etc.)

in 2017? If so, please explain (Or attach a written description to this report)______

______

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  1. Do you anticipate any changes regarding the use of this lease in 2018? If so, please explain (Or

attach a written description to this report):______

______

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  1. Other comments:

______

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  1. EXPERIMENTAL LEASEHOLDERSInitial here: I have attached a report on results of scientific research or commercial research and development undertaken at this lease site in 2017 and plans for 2018, as required by 12 MRS §6072-A (17-A)(C).

[Note: Reports on results of commercial research and development are confidential.]

  1. I declare that I have examined this form and the information supplied on it and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete.

Signature______Date______

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