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Marine Resources

Joint200 legislators-319 bills

Legislators(200)

William Tuell40 bills
R
Allison Hepler33 bills
D
Marianne Moore29 bills
R
Denise Tepler5 bills
D
William Faulkingham30 bills
R
Cheryl Golek6 bills
D
Morgan Rielly15 bills
D
James Thorne10 bills
R
Wayne Farrin4 bills
D
Cameron Reny14 bills
D
Holly Stover4 bills
D
Lydia Crafts4 bills
D
Tiffany Strout14 bills
R
Nicole Grohoski7 bills
D
Abden Simmons22 bills
R
Holly Eaton14 bills
D
Kilton Webb1 bills
D
Craig Hickman6 bills
D
William Pluecker5 bills
I
Daniel Ankeles3 bills
D
Arthur Bell1 bills
D
Stacy Brenner1 bills
D
Wayne Parry24 bills
R
Scott Cyrway4 bills
R
Nina Milliken4 bills
D
Joseph Martin2 bills
R
Katrina Smith1 bills
R
Michael Soboleski2 bills
R
Robert Foley2 bills
R
David Haggan1 bills
R
Joshua Morris1 bills
R
Rolf Olsen1 bills
R
Tavis Hasenfus1 bills
D
Grayson Lookner1 bills
D
Parnell Terry1 bills
D
Edward Crockett3 bills
D
Abigail Griffin1 bills
R
Arthur Mingo1 bills
R
Jill Duson1 bills
D
Karen Montell1 bills
D
James White3 bills
R
James Dill4 bills
D
Holly Sargent2 bills
D
Steven Bishop3 bills
R
Glenn Curry1 bills
D
Aaron Dana2 bills
N
D. Ray2 bills
D
Mark Lawrence3 bills
D
Kristi Mathieson1 bills
D
Michele Meyer1 bills
D
Sheila Lyman2 bills
R
Gary Drinkwater1 bills
R
Tracy Quint2 bills
R
Irene Gifford3 bills
R
Pinny Beebe-Center10 bills
D
Sally Cluchey3 bills
D
Barbara Bagshaw1 bills
R
Traci Gere1 bills
D
William Bridgeo1 bills
D
Joseph Baldacci1 bills
D
Troy Jackson13 bills
D
Anne Perry10 bills
D
Eloise Vitelli25 bills
D
Bradlee Farrin1 bills
R
Samuel Zager1 bills
D
Benjamin Collings4 bills
D
Lynne Williams7 bills
D
Rachel Talbot Ross1 bills
D
Andrew Gattine2 bills
D
Margaret O'Neil2 bills
D
Donna Bailey1 bills
D
Lynn Copeland1 bills
D
Lori Gramlich1 bills
D
Scott Landry4 bills
D
Kenneth Davis6 bills
R
Rebecca Jauch1 bills
D
Ronald Russell1 bills
D
Victoria Doudera1 bills
D
Matthew Harrington2 bills
R
Eric Brakey2 bills
R
Daniel Hobbs2 bills
D
John Andrews1 bills
R
David Boyer1 bills
R
Lisa Keim1 bills
R
Harold Stewart1 bills
R
James Worth1 bills
D
Deqa Dhalac1 bills
D
Kelly Murphy1 bills
D
Matthea Larsen Daughtry3 bills
D
Sophia Warren5 bills
D
Melanie Sachs2 bills
D
Anne Carney2 bills
D
Chad Perkins1 bills
R
Mark Babin1 bills
R
Rachel Henderson1 bills
R
Caleb Ness1 bills
R
Gregory Swallow1 bills
R
Anne Graham2 bills
D
Janice Dodge3 bills
D
Suzanne Salisbury1 bills
D
Laurie Osher1 bills
D
Amy Roeder1 bills
D
Michael Tipping1 bills
D
Genevieve McDonald21 bills
D
Ann Matlack4 bills
D
Chloe Maxmin2 bills
D
Sarah Pebworth3 bills
D
Sherman Hutchins6 bills
R
Poppy Arford2 bills
D
Richard Bennett1 bills
R
Joyce McCreight37 bills
D
David Miramant31 bills
D
Benjamin Chipman5 bills
D
Jeffrey Evangelos9 bills
I
Robert Alley40 bills
D
Rena Newell1 bills
N
Louis Luchini4 bills
D
Teresa Pierce1 bills
D
Kathy Javner4 bills
R
Meldon Carmichael1 bills
R
Maryanne Kinney1 bills
R
Michael Devin36 bills
D
Lydia Blume25 bills
D
Lois Galgay Reckitt3 bills
D
Henry Ingwersen2 bills
D
Erik Jorgensen3 bills
D
Dennis Keschl1 bills
R
Dana Dow13 bills
R
Ralph Tucker4 bills
D
Shawn Babine2 bills
D
Everett Carson4 bills
D
Susan Deschambault1 bills
D
Charlotte Warren1 bills
D
Betty Austin1 bills
D
Geoffrey Gratwick1 bills
D
Thomas Harnett1 bills
D
David McCrea1 bills
D
Seth Berry5 bills
D
Erin Herbig3 bills
D
Brian Hubbell15 bills
D
Stanley Zeigler2 bills
D
Paul Stearns2 bills
R
Kent Ackley3 bills
I
Scott Cuddy1 bills
D
Michael Carpenter1 bills
D
Walter Kumiega44 bills
D
Jeffrey Pierce14 bills
R
Stephanie Hawke5 bills
R
Paula Sutton3 bills
R
Sara Gideon5 bills
D
John Spear4 bills
D
Brian Langley35 bills
R
Kevin Battle11 bills
R
James Gillway5 bills
R
Patrick Corey4 bills
R
Henry John Bear5 bills
I
Ronald Collins5 bills
R
Joyce Maker13 bills
R
Rodney Whittemore2 bills
R
Beth O'Connor3 bills
R
George Hogan2 bills
D
Gary Hilliard2 bills
R
Chad Grignon1 bills
R
Catherine Nadeau2 bills
D
Sheldon Hanington2 bills
R
Denise Harlow1 bills
D
Richard Pickett2 bills
R
Andre Cushing1 bills
R
Catherine Breen1 bills
D
Mark Dion1 bills
D
Michael Sylvester1 bills
D
Paul Davis5 bills
R
Norman Higgins1 bills
I
Deane Rykerson5 bills
D
Jeffery Hanley2 bills
R
Maureen Terry1 bills
D
Justin Chenette4 bills
D
Christopher Babbidge1 bills
D
Roger Sherman1 bills
R
Dustin White1 bills
R
David C. Burns16 bills
R
Stanley Gerzofsky15 bills
D
Joan Welsh5 bills
D
Stanley Short4 bills
D
Michael Shaw2 bills
D
Patricia Hymanson1 bills
D
Linda Baker7 bills
R
Christopher Johnson16 bills
D
Michael Timmons1 bills
R
William Diamond2 bills
D
Dawn Hill3 bills
D
Jennifer DeChant4 bills
D
Anne Haskell7 bills
D
Roberta Beavers10 bills
D
Charles Kruger17 bills
D
David Sawicki6 bills
R
W. Mitchell6 bills
D
Matthew Dana3 bills
N
Beth Turner2 bills
R
Michael Willette1 bills
R

Referred Bills (319)

LD2013Introduced

An Act to Authorize the Commissioner of Marine Resources to Adopt Emergency Rules to Protect Certain Marine Mammals in Exceptional Circumstances

LD2031Introduced

An Act to Offer Military Veterans a 50 Percent Discount on the License Fee for a Commercial Shellfish License

LD2024Passed

An Act to Make Changes to Certain Licensing Laws Governing For-hire Charter Boat Operators, Lobster and Crab Fishing and Elver Dealers

LD1991Passed

An Act to Authorize an Educational Requirement for Seaweed Permit Holders

LD475Failed

An Act to Protect Maine's Marine Resources

LD2025Introduced

An Act to Create a Limited-purpose License for Aquaculture Nursery and Husbandry Activities and to Clarify the Aquaculture Lease Amendment Process

LD1353Introduced

An Act Regarding Required Landings in the Menhaden Fishery

LD2002Introduced

An Act to Extend the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative to December 31, 2031

LD1026Failed

An Act to Provide Mapping Services for Aquaculture Lease Siting

LD1279Passed

Resolve, Establishing the Biotoxin Testing of Cultured Scallops Pilot Program

LD1722Passed

An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Regulation of Aquaculture Leases

LD1596Passed

Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources to Submit a Report on the Findings and Recommendations of the Aquaculture Advisory Council

LD1094Passed

An Act to Prohibit a Person from Obtaining an Elver Dealer's License for a Minimum of 5 Years in Cases of Repeat Violations of License Conditions

LD968Failed

Resolve, to Study Stakeholder Input Involving the Appointment of the Commissioner of Marine Resources

LD1874Passed

An Act to Enable the Maine Pilotage Commission to Oversee Pilots Operating in Portland Harbor

LD1790Failed

An Act Regarding Lobster Measurement

LD1708Passed

An Act to Create the Commercial Fishing Safety Fund to Further Develop Training and Provide Equipment to Recover Ships and Other Watercraft and Persons in Distress or Lost at Sea

LD1595Passed

An Act to Strengthen Working Waterfronts Against Nuisance Complaints Regarding Aquaculture

LD1561Passed

Resolve, Regarding the Percentage of a Lobster and Crab Fishing Licensee's Lobster Traps That May Be Fished in a Lobster Management Zone Listed on the License as a Secondary Zone

LD1319Passed

An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Suspension of Licenses Issued by the Department of Marine Resources for Failure to Comply with Reporting Requirements

LD1176Passed

An Act to Provide for the Sustainable Management of Marine Resources and Create a Noncommercial Northern Shrimp License

LD851Failed

An Act to Establish a Senior Retiree Lobster License

LD553Failed

An Act to Assert State Sovereignty over Ocean Waters and Marine Resources up to 12 Nautical Miles off the State's Coast

LD64Passed

An Act to Eliminate the Cultchless American Oyster Growers License

LD44Passed

An Act to Amend the Laws Pertaining to Elver Fishing

LD214Passed

An Act to Create a For-hire Charter Boat Operator License and to Require Individuals Recreationally Fishing for Halibut in Coastal Waters to Register with the Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry

LD1503Passed

An Act to Create a Green Crab Only Wholesale Dealer License

LD1341Passed

Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources to Evaluate How to Effectively Allow 2 Licensed Individuals to Fish for Lobsters or Scallops from a Single Vessel

LD1253Passed

An Act to Authorize the Commissioner of Marine Resources to Add Limited-access Area Fishing Days During the Scallop Season

LD1042Passed

An Act to Require a Person Operating a Watercraft for Recreational Purposes to Ensure All Children Under 13 Years of Age Wear United States Coast Guard Approved Personal Flotation Devices

LD1172Failed

An Act to Enact the Passamaquoddy Fisheries and Workforce Development Act

LD144Passed

An Act to Create a Limited Retail Seafood Harvester Certificate

LD1678Failed

An Act to Allocate Commercial Menhaden Fishing Licenses for Island Communities

LD1679Failed

An Act to Allocate Scallop Dragging Licenses for Island Communities

LD619Failed

An Act Related to Marine Resources and Maine's Working Waterfront

LD1625Failed

An Act Regarding the Preservation of Working Waterfronts

LD489Passed

An Act to Provide for a Vessel Breakdown License Exception for Commercial Halibut Fishing License Holders

LD1352Failed

An Act to Amend Provisions Regarding the Scallop Fishery License Apprentice Program, Licensing and Limited Access Areas

LD816Passed

An Act Regarding the Emptying of Elver Fyke Nets

LD687Failed

An Act to Assert State Ownership over Ocean Waters up to 12 Nautical Miles and Submerged Lands and Marine Resources up to 24 Nautical Miles off the State's Coast and to Direct the Attorney General to Study That Ownership

LD325Failed

An Act Related to the Disbursement of Revenue Generated from the Harvesting of River Herring

LD336Failed

An Act to Change the Waiting List System for Commercial Lobster and Crab Fishing Licenses

LD2275Failed

An Act to Ensure That Rules Regarding the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Are Major Substantive Rules

LD2031Passed

An Act to Make Changes to the State's Marine Resources Laws

LD2065Passed

An Act to Amend Maine's Aquaculture Leasing Laws

LD2025Passed

An Act to Provide for Medical and Vessel Breakdown License Exceptions for Commercial Menhaden License Holders

LD2064Passed

An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Certain Advisory Councils and Boards Related to the Department of Marine Resources

LD2026Passed

An Act to Authorize Medical Waivers for Menhaden Fishing Licenses

LD1915Failed

Resolve, to Establish a Grant Program to Issue Shellfish Licenses to Qualified Disabled Veterans

LD710Failed

An Act to Fund the Lobster Legal Defense Fund

LD370Failed

An Act to Protect Marine Resources in Maine

LD2029Failed

An Act Regarding License Suspensions Carried out by the Commissioner of Marine Resources

LD2003Failed

An Act to Protect Access to Maine's Intertidal Zone

LD1145Failed

An Act to Create the Southern Maine Coastal Waters Commission

LD1552Passed

An Act to Create the Lobster Innovation Fund

LD1951Passed

An Act Regarding Marine Finfish Aquaculture

LD1444Passed

An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Eligibility Restrictions for Commercial Menhaden Fishing Licenses

LD920Passed

An Act Regarding Temporary Transfers of Elver Fishing Quotas for Medical Reasons

LD16Passed

An Act to Make Technical Changes to Maine's Marine Resources Laws

LD1618Failed

Resolve, to Convene a Lobster Industry Working Group

LD1179Failed

An Act to Reestablish the Marine Recreational Fishery Advisory Council at the Department of Marine Resources

LD1776Failed

An Act to Allow Citizen Oversight of Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Marine Resources Actions and Rulemaking

LD593Failed

An Act to Increase the Bag Limit for Smelts for Personal Use from 2 Quarts to 4 Quarts

LD563Failed

An Act to Assert State Sovereignty over Ocean Waters up to 12 Nautical Miles off the State's Coast

LD581Passed

An Act to Assist Municipal Shellfish Conservation Programs

LD817Passed

An Act to Allow the Crew Member of a Holder of an Elver Fishing License to Empty an Elver Fyke Net

LD352Failed

An Act to Establish the Maine Mariculture Development Collaborative

LD811Failed

An Act to Create a Restricted Senior Lobster and Crab Fishing License

LD711Failed

An Act to Regulate Oyster Seed

LD586Failed

An Act to Protect Maine Fisheries from the Effects of Industrial Recirculating Aquaculture Operations

LD487Failed

An Act to Establish Coastal Waters and Submerged Lands Regional Planning Commissions

LD851Failed

An Act to Clarify That Maine Holds Title to Its Intertidal Lands

LD61Failed

An Act to Conserve Coastal Habitat by Restricting Rockweed Harvesting on Private Property

LD1898Failed

An Act To Address the Economic Impact of Federal Closures on Maine's Fixed Gear Fishing Industry

LD1916Passed

An Act To Create a Legal Defense Fund for the Maine Lobster Industry

LD1908Passed

An Act To Limit Eligibility for Commercial Menhaden Fishing Licenses

LD1770Passed

An Act To Create a Commercial Halibut Fishing License

LD1844Passed

An Act To Amend Provisions in the Laws Governing Aquaculture Leases

LD1742Passed

An Act To Ensure Compliance with the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster

LD1759Passed

An Act To Extend the Legal Hours for Harvesting Lobster in the Month of September

LD391Passed

An Act To Reestablish the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative

LD263Passed

An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine's Marine Resources Laws

LD1182Passed

An Act To Allow Commercial Lobster License Holders To Possess a Marine Harvesting Demonstration License

LD332Passed

An Act To Reevaluate the Frenchboro Area Dragging Exclusion Zone

LD1211Failed

Resolve, To Create the Study Group To Research Balancing Development and Conservation in Maine's Coastal Waters and Submerged Lands

LD1146Failed

An Act To Protect Maine's Ocean Waters and Support Regulatory Oversight and the Long-term Health of the Aquaculture Industry

LD342Passed

An Act To Establish a Permanent Appointment of a Member of a Federally Recognized Indian Nation, Tribe or Band in the State to the Marine Resources Advisory Council

LD454Passed

An Act To Ensure Equity in the Shellfish Depuration Compensation Process for Municipalities by Increasing the Rate of Reimbursement Paid to Municipalities

LD338Passed

An Act To Amend the Law Governing the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative

LD152Passed

An Act To Address Training Requirements for Harbor Masters

LD106Passed

An Act To Amend Maine's Aquaculture Leasing and Licensing Statutes

LD77Passed

An Act To Authorize the Department of Marine Resources To Charge an Application Fee for Entering a Lottery for a Scallop License

LD364Failed

An Act To Ensure the Safety of Maine's Scallop Fleet

LD2150Introduced

An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Issuance of Wholesale Seafood Licenses with Lobster Permits

LD2149Introduced

An Act To Protect the Lobster Industry by Providing to Consumers Information Regarding Live Lobsters Sold in the State

LD1925Passed

An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine's Marine Resources Laws

LD1930Introduced

An Act To Amend Maine's Aquaculture Leasing and Licensing Statutes

LD1922Passed

An Act To Create a Menhaden Fishing License

LD936Engrossed

Resolve, Establishing a Commission To Study the Existing and Potential Effects of Freshwater and Marine Debris on Maine's Freshwater and Coastal Habitats and Species

LD961Enrolled

An Act To Create the Shellfish Research Fund

LD1906Passed

An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Composition of the Shellfish Advisory Council

LD28Passed

Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources To Evaluate the Limited-entry Lobster and Crab Fishing Licensing System

LD1882Passed

An Act To Provide Noncommercial Lobster and Crab Fishing Licenses and Scallop Licenses to Disabled Veterans at No Cost

LD1763Passed

An Act To Transfer Responsibility for Licensing of Land-based Aquaculture from the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to the Department of Marine Resources

LD1745Passed

An Act Regarding the Tagging and Sale of Shellfish

LD1729Passed

An Act To Create a Carrier License for Pelagic and Anadromous Fish

LD1725Passed

An Act To Create a Minimum Age To Hold a Limited-purpose Aquaculture License

LD1419Failed

An Act To Improve Commercial Production of Shellfish by Allowing Municipalities To Establish Active Municipal Shellfish Management Areas

LD1284Failed

An Act To Create the Science and Policy Advisory Council on the Impact of Climate Change on Maine's Marine Species

LD956Passed

An Act To Allow Student License Holders in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area To Fish for or Take Lobsters during a Closed Season

LD1732Passed

An Act To Eliminate the Scallop Drag Size Limitation in Blue Hill Bay

LD1734Passed

An Act To Create a Postsecondary Educational Institution Sampling License

LD1552Passed

An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine's Marine Resources Laws

LD1420Failed

Resolve, To Establish a Task Force To Study the Current Status and Future Sustainability of Aquaculture in the State

LD676Passed

An Act To Allow a Class III Lobster and Crab Fishing License Holder To Engage More Crew Members

LD1130Failed

An Act To Promote Equity in the Elver Aquaculture Quota

LD1285Failed

An Act To Establish Criteria for a Permit To Conduct Research in the Intertidal Zone

LD1514Passed

An Act To Improve Enforcement in the Elver Fishery

LD960Passed

An Act To Allow Municipalities with Municipal Shellfish Conservation Ordinances To Establish Minimum and Maximum Size Limits for Shellfish That Are at Least as Strict as Those Limits Established by the State

LD941Failed

An Act To Further Define the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area

LD1148Passed

An Act Regarding the Costs Incurred by Municipalities in the Administration of Aquaculture Lease and License Applications

LD1059Passed

An Act To Authorize the Establishment of an Apprentice License for the Maine Scallop Fishery

LD618Passed

Resolve, To Temporarily Remove Nighttime Restrictions on Lobster Fishing in a Certain Area in the Bay of Fundy

LD340Passed

An Act To Clarify the Temporary Medical Allowance Relating to Lobster and Crab Fishing Licenses

LD1241Failed

An Act To Improve Survival Rates of Salmon and Other Migratory Fish Transitioning from Freshwater to Saltwater Environments

LD1286Failed

An Act To Allow the Deposition of Oyster Shell Cultch To Ameliorate Ocean and Coastal Acidification

LD914Failed

An Act To Enhance the Recruitment and Retention of Marine Patrol Sergeants

LD675Failed

An Act To Provide Equity in the Lobster Promotion License Surcharge

LD629Failed

An Act To Ensure a Seat on the Shellfish Advisory Council Is Held by a Person with a Background and Credentials in a Field of Marine Science

LD290Failed

An Act To Prohibit Motor Vehicle Use in the Intertidal Zone

LD174Failed

An Act To Promote Youth Participation in the Maine Lobster Fishery

LD314Failed

An Act To Simplify Apprenticeship Requirements for Student and Apprentice Lobster and Crab Fishing License Holders

LD962Failed

An Act To Protect Shellfish in the Intertidal Zone by Including within the Definition of "Fish" the Taking of Spat and Seed

LD4Failed

An Act To Encourage Applied Shellfish Research

LD922Failed

An Act Directing the Commissioner of Marine Resources To Investigate the Conditions of Sheepscot Pond Related to a Management Plan for Anadromous Fish Species

LD1519Passed

An Act To Define the Intertidal Zone for the Management and Enforcement of Shellfish Conservation Ordinances

LD1791Passed

An Act To Continue the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative

LD1767Passed

Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 11.14: Atlantic Sea Scallop Limited Entry Program, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Marine Resources

LD1652Passed

An Act To Authorize the Commissioner of Marine Resources To Limit the Number of Shrimp Licenses That May Be Used in Certain Seasons

LD1720Passed

An Act To Increase Flexibility in the Temporary Medical Allowance for Lobster and Crab Fishing License Holders

LD703Failed

An Act To Address Marine Debris Resulting from Commercial Activities

LD1659Passed

An Act To Amend Maine's Marine Resources Laws Regarding Certain License Fees and Surcharges That Were Amended by Recently Enacted Legislation

LD1520Passed

An Act To Create an Aquaculture License

LD1316Failed

An Act To Provide for an Elver Dealer's License for the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians

LD575Passed

An Act To Improve the Enforcement of Maine's Lobster Laws

LD286Passed

An Act To Promote and Encourage the Sustainability of the Elver Fishery

LD1454Passed

An Act To Extend the Time for an Appeal of Limited Entry Fishing License Denial for Members of the Military

LD1207Passed

An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine's Marine Resources Laws

LD1438Passed

An Act To Improve the Aquaculture Leasing and Licensing Laws

LD647Passed

An Act Regarding Certain Shellfish Certificates and Permits Issued by the Department of Marine Resources

LD68Passed

An Act To Implement an Owner-Operator Requirement in the Scallop and Sea Urchin Fisheries

LD705Failed

An Act To Prevent Marine Debris

LD1502Passed

An Act To Transfer Responsibility for Licensing of Land-based Aquaculture from the Department of Marine Resources to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

LD1455Failed

An Act To Fund Research on and Management and Enforcement of the Eel and Elver Fisheries

LD1379Failed

An Act Regarding Enforcement of Marine Resources Laws and Suspensions of Marine Resources Licenses

LD704Failed

An Act To Give the Department of Marine Resources Flexibility with Licensing in the Atlantic Herring Fishery

LD730Failed

An Act To Establish Minimum and Maximum Size Limits for Possession of Soft-shelled Clams

LD200Failed

An Act To Allow Certain Municipal Shellfish Conservation Wardens To Seize and Sell Marine Organisms Taken in Violation of a Shellfish Conservation Ordinance

LD201Failed

An Act To Provide Flexibility in the Purchase of Lobster and Crab Trap Tags

LD1380Failed

An Act To Implement an Owner-Operator Requirement in the Scallop and Sea Urchin Fisheries

LD1067Failed

An Act To Limit the Size of Scallop Drags

LD373Failed

An Act To Create Pathways To Enter Alternative Marine Industries

LD233Failed

An Act To Establish a Statewide Scallop Harvesting Limit and Extend the Scallop Season

LD113Failed

An Act To Stabilize Lobster Bait Prices

LD622Passed

An Act To Ensure Appropriate Training for Harbor Masters

LD369Passed

An Act To Establish the Seaweed Fisheries Advisory Council and To Enhance the Management of the Seaweed Fishery

LD14Passed

An Act To Extend the Legal Hours for Harvesting Lobster

LD370Failed

An Act To Improve Productivity in Authorized Municipal Shellfish Conservation Areas with Predation Protection Measures in Place

LD115Failed

An Act To Protect the Marine Worm Industry

LD617Failed

An Act To Allow the Sale of Saltwater Smelt for Bait

LD646Failed

An Act Regarding Municipal and Regional Shellfish Management Programs

LD706Failed

An Act To Increase the Quota for Smelts for Commercial Pelagic and Anadromous Fishing License Holders

LD431Failed

An Act To Ensure Participation and Equity in the Shellfish Depuration Certification and Compensation Process for Municipalities

LD616Failed

An Act To Ensure Consistent Access to Limited-entry Lobster Zones

LD539Failed

An Act To Allow Municipalities To Establish Shellfish Conservation Areas

LD392Failed

An Act Regarding Legal Lobster Haul Times outside of the 3-mile Line

LD287Failed

Resolve, Prohibiting the Commissioner of Marine Resources from Adopting or Enforcing Certain Rules Limiting the Quantity of Smelts a Person May Take from the Coastal Waters of the State until after Completion of a Study

LD199Failed

An Act To Implement Decibel Limits for Mechanical Rockweed Harvesters

LD149Failed

An Act To Provide Additional Management for Limited-entry Lobster Zones

LD202Failed

An Act To Abolish Municipal Shellfish Ordinances

LD1503Passed

An Act To Amend Lobster and Crab Fishing License Laws

LD427Passed

Resolve, Directing Certain State Agencies To Consider the Effects of Marine Debris

LD405Failed

An Act To Support Expanded Capacity for Breeding Wild Atlantic Salmon in Downeast Rivers

LD1502Passed

An Act To Provide Flexibility in the Administration of the Elver Fishery

LD493Failed

An Act To Create the Ocean Acidification Council

LD222Passed

An Act To Reduce Commercial Shellfish License Fees for Persons under 18 Years of Age

LD255Passed

An Act To Preserve the Integrity of Maine's Shellfish Industry by Increasing the Penalty for Interfering with Permitted Harvest

LD1026Failed

An Act To Make Confidential the E-mail Addresses of Applicants for Department of Marine Resources Licenses

LD1416Failed

An Act Regarding Interstate Shellfish Depuration

LD1227Passed

An Act To Provide for Improved Reporting of Marine Resources Landings

LD669Passed

An Act To Create a Spat Collection License

LD1262Failed

An Act To Authorize Tribal-state Memoranda in the Eel and Elver Fisheries

LD1233Passed

An Act To Improve Enforcement of Maine's Marine Resources Laws

LD800Failed

An Act To Prevent Passage of Alewives through the Grand Falls Dam on the St. Croix River

LD896Failed

An Act To Improve Lobster Licensing

LD353Passed

An Act To Authorize a Temporary Medical Transfer of an Elver Individual Fishing Quota

LD1038Passed

An Act To Amend the Emergency Rule-making Authority of the Department of Marine Resources

LD435Vetoed

An Act To Extend the Protection of Municipal Shellfish Conservation Programs

LD730Passed

An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine's Marine Resources Laws

LD1027Passed

An Act To Create an Elver Exporter's License

LD98Passed

An Act Amending the Trap Limit for the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area

LD1297Failed

An Act To Amend Marine Resources Licensing Restrictions for Wabanaki Tribal Members

LD1143Failed

An Act To Promote Protection of Intertidal Rockweed Habitat

LD1016Failed

An Act To Allow Retired Marine Patrol Officers To Obtain up to 2 Marine Fisheries Licenses

LD492Failed

An Act To Expand Eligibility for Lobster and Crab Fishing Licenses for Veterans

LD425Failed

An Act To Prohibit False Labeling of Marine Organisms

LD908Failed

An Act To Promote Sustainability in the Scallop Fishing Industry

LD178Failed

Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources To Conduct an Impact Study in the St. George River Estuary

LD563Failed

An Act Regarding the Purchase of Trap Tags in the Lobster Fishery

LD490Failed

An Act To Extend the Legal Hours for Harvesting Lobsters

LD491Failed

An Act To Lower from 70 to 65 the Age at Which a Person May Obtain a Lobster and Crab Fishing License for a Reduced Fee

LD1602Passed

Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Study the Effects of Coastal and Ocean Acidification and Its Existing and Potential Effects on Species That Are Commercially Harvested and Grown along the Maine Coast

LD939Failed

An Act To Restore Maine's Groundfishing Industry

LD1830Passed

An Act To Further the Implementation of the Rockweed Fishery Management Plan

LD182Failed

An Act To Support the Maine Lobster Industry

LD1603Failed

An Act Regarding Wet Storage Sites for Cultured Marine Organisms

LD1687Passed

An Act To Create Parity for Proprietary Information Submitted to the Department of Marine Resources

LD1689Passed

An Act To Encourage and Protect Innovation in Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Processing

LD1605Passed

An Act To Amend Maine's Aquaculture Laws

LD1452Passed

An Act To Protect Areas in Which Shellfish Conservation Gear Has Been Placed for Predator Control and Habitat Enhancement Purposes and Establish a Municipal Predator Control Pilot Program

LD1604Passed

An Act To Make Technical Changes to Marine Resources Laws

LD1625Passed

An Act Concerning Maine's Elver Fishery

LD1723Passed

An Act To Improve Enforcement of Marine Resources Laws

LD832Failed

An Act To Enable Small-scale Cooperative Management of Sea Urchin Resources

LD1397Failed

An Act To Create Equity and Fairness in the Elver Industry

LD486Passed

An Act To Provide for the Effective Marketing and Promotion of Maine Lobster

LD1545Passed

An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine's Marine Resources Laws and Elver Enforcement Mechanisms

LD1448Passed

An Act To Preserve Marine Resources Licenses for Active Duty Service Members

LD1020Passed

An Act Regarding the Swans Island Lobster Fishing Zone

LD1549Failed

An Act To Provide an Exemption for Incidentally Caught Lobsters

LD1544Passed

An Act To Expand the Authority of Lobster Management Policy Councils To Address Entry into Lobster Management Zones and To Create a Temporary Medical Allowance

LD482Passed

An Act To Improve the Quality of the Data Used in the Management of Maine's Fisheries

LD811Passed

An Act To Provide Guidance for the Development of Marine Fisheries Management Plans

LD946Passed

An Act To Allow Municipalities To Petition the Department of Marine Resources To Establish Dive-only Areas for Scallops in Mooring Fields

LD953Passed

An Act To Provide for and Recognize the Right of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians To Fish for Marine Organisms

LD935Failed

An Act To Permit the Harvest of Sea Cucumbers as Bycatch of Sea Urchin Dragging and To Allow Areas To Be Closed to Sea Cucumber Dragging

LD583Failed

An Act To Allow the Exchange of Scallop Licenses

LD585Passed

An Act To Require the Development of a Statewide Approach to Seaweed Management

LD1224Failed

An Act Regarding Advertising of Maine Shellfish

LD1171Failed

Resolve, To Allow Certain Holders of Lobster and Crab Fishing Licenses To Harvest River Herring for Personal Use as Bait

LD899Failed

An Act Providing for a Noncommercial, Nondomiciled Resident Lobster and Crab Fishing License

LD731Failed

An Act To Increase the Number of Elver Harvesting Licenses and Preserve the Fishery through Conservation

LD1097Failed

An Act To Allow the Sale of Incidentally Caught Lobsters

LD810Failed

Resolve, To Amend the Lobster Trap Tag System Rules for Certain Zones

LD778Failed

An Act To Develop Principles To Guide Fisheries Management Decisions

LD497Failed

An Act To Move Maine's Elver Fishery towards Sustainability

LD748Failed

An Act Regarding the Passage of River Herring on the St. Croix River

LD584Failed

An Act To Provide for Passage of River Herring on the St. Croix River in Accordance with an Adaptive Management Plan

LD643Failed

An Act To Create a Tax Incentive Program To Improve the Maine Lobster Industry

LD557Failed

An Act To Change the Age at Which a Person Qualifies for a Fee Reduction for a Lobster and Crab Fishing License

LD632Passed

An Act To Enact Measures To Improve Enforcement Mechanisms in the Elver Industry

LD72Passed

An Act To Open the St. Croix River to River Herring

LD469Failed

An Act To Allow the Commissioner of Marine Resources To Investigate Price Fixing of Lobster

LD604Passed

An Act Regarding Commercial Elver Fishing Licenses Issued by the Penobscot Nation

LD451Passed

An Act Relating to Certain Marine Resources Licenses

LD1765Passed

An Act To Sustain the Elver Fishery

LD1722Passed

An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine's Marine Resources Laws

LD1654Passed

An Act To Permit the Department of Marine Resources To Develop and Establish a Seafood Export Certification Program

LD1721Passed

An Act To Improve the Method of Classifying Shellfish Harvesting Areas and Providing Notification of Changes

LD1709Passed

An Act To Amend the Limited-entry Program for Taking Lobsters in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area

LD1609Passed

An Act To Ensure the Safety of Bait Used in Maine's Fishery

LD1674Failed

Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources To Examine the Role of 3rd-party Laboratories in Conducting Testing for the Department

LD1579Failed

An Act To Amend the Lobster Promotion Council

LD210Passed

An Act Regarding the Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry

LD1462Passed

An Act To Amend the Department of Marine Resources' Administrative Suspension Process

LD1522Passed

An Act To Make Technical Changes to Marine Resources Laws

LD110Failed

An Act To Support Large-scale Marketing and Research and Development for Bulk Sales of Maine Seafood Worldwide

LD1547Passed

An Act To Allow Certain Wholesale Seafood Dealers To Process Imported Lobsters

LD348Passed

An Act To Continue Limited Entry in the Scallop Fishery

LD1532Passed

Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Marine Resources To Contract for an Independent Analysis of the Limited Entry Lobster License System

LD1409Passed

An Act Concerning the Labeling of Maine Shellfish Products

LD308Failed

An Act Regarding the Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry

LD992Passed

An Act To Amend the Depuration Laws

LD558Passed

An Act To Provide Members of the Penobscot Nation with Marine Resources Licenses

LD538Passed

An Act To Assist the Commercial Fishing Safety Council

LD1282Failed

An Act To Increase Fairness in Lobster Fishing Licensure

LD1218Failed

An Act To Establish Recreational Flats Where Commercial Shellfish Harvesting Is Prohibited

LD725Failed

An Act To Allow the Commissioner of Marine Resources To Use Discretion in Reissuing Scallop Licenses

LD1508Failed

An Act To Ensure Cultchless American Oyster Growers Licenses Are Issued by the Department of Marine Resources Only to Individuals Who Are Growers of American Oysters

LD337Passed

An Act To Make Technical Changes to Aquaculture Laws

LD1284Failed

An Act To Amend the Scallop Advisory Council

LD997Failed

Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Marine Resources To Review the Composition of the Scallop Advisory Council and Recommend Any Changes Necessary To Ensure Appropriate Representation

LD664Failed

An Act To Ensure Apportionment of Scallop Licenses

LD307Failed

An Act To Encourage Lobstering Traditions and Facilitate Retirement from Lobstering

LD418Failed

An Act To Create a Saltwater Fishing License for Owners of Docks, Piers and Wharves

LD319Failed

An Act To Amend the Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry Regarding Unauthorized Landing or Possession of Striped Bass

LD61Passed

An Act Implementing a Fisheries Permit Banking Program

LD244Failed

Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources To Extend the Carrier Vessel Size Limit in the Menhaden Pilot Program

LD85Passed

An Act To Repeal the Sunset on the Law Relating to the Landing of Dragged Crabs

LD371Failed

An Act To Control Costs to the Lobster Industry

LD1432Passed

An Act To Create a Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry

LD1567Passed

An Act To Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in Marine Resources Laws

LD1604Passed

An Act To Clarify the Marine Resources Laws To Provide for the Protection of Public Safety and Welfare

LD1724Passed

An Act To Create a Commercial Pelagic and Anadromous Fishing License and Establish the Pelagic and Anadromous Fisheries Fund

LD1560Passed

An Act To Eliminate the 3-trap Limit in the Waters of the State

LD1584Passed

An Act To Require That Marine Resources Dealers Purchase Only from Licensed Harvesters

LD1331Failed

An Act Regarding Saltwater Recreational Fishing

LD932Failed

An Act To Establish Area Management of Maine's Scallop Fishery

LD278Passed

An Act To Bring Equity to the Sea Urchin License Fees

LD246Passed

An Act Regarding Violations of Lobster Conservation Laws

LD1231Passed

An Act To Protect the Long-term Viability of Island Lobster Fishing Communities

LD345Passed

An Act To Regulate the Rockweed Harvest in Cobscook Bay

LD1398Passed

An Act To Amend the Aquaculture Laws

LD447Passed

An Act To Allow the Direct Sale of Shellfish to Retailers

LD1009Passed

An Act To Allow Lobster License Exemptions to Persons with Certain Medical Criteria

LD173Failed

An Act To Restore Funding for a Fish Hatchery in Northern Maine

LD1211Passed

An Act To Amend the Marine Resources Suspension Laws

LD852Failed

An Act To Clarify the Public Ownership of Marine Organisms within the Intertidal Zone

LD585Failed

An Act To Protect Fishing Families by Authorizing Certain Transfers of Lobster and Crab Fishing Licenses

LD1128Failed

An Act To Allow Family Members of an Island Community to Share a Lobster and Crab Fishing License

LD928Passed

An Act To Permit the Landing of Dragged Crabs as Bycatch

LD378Passed

Resolve, To Direct the Department of Marine Resources To Study the Issues Surrounding the Harvest of Bait Fish within Territorial Waters

LD82Passed

An Act To Create a Penalty for Harvesting Scallops in a Conservation Area

LD32Passed

An Act To Clarify the Disposition of Fines from Maine's Soft-shelled Clam Laws

LD836Failed

An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Scallop Season

LD151Passed

An Act To Amend the Alewife Fishing Laws

LD294Failed

An Act To Require the Department of Marine Resources To Enforce Conditions in an Aquaculture Lease

LD691Failed

An Act To Lower the Cost of State Government in the Departments under the Purview of the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources

LD141Failed

An Act To Allow a Person 65 Years of Age or Older To Obtain a Lobster License without Completing the Apprentice Program