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Mussel farmers intend to diversify with scallop farm BAR HARBOR – With one aquaculture lease application still in limbo due to the pandemic, Acadia Aqua Farms has submitted a second application to the Maine Department of Resources for a 68-acre site in Frenchman Bay. The company proposes a suspended gear operation for farming scallops 4,000 feet from shore and 2,700 feet northeast of Sunken Ledge. A scoping session is scheduled for 5 p.m. Jan. 29 via Zoom. A scoping session is a meeting where applicants explain their tentative proposals to members of the public, who can provide feedback prior to submission of a final application. Once a final application is submitted, a public hearing is scheduled. ....
Elver quotas to remain flat ELLSWORTH The Maine Department of Resources has released its 2021 elver quotas for license holders and they look the same as those in place for 2020, merely updating the years referred to in the 2020 rule. “2021 allocations for individuals who held a license in 2020 will be the same as their 2019 allocation,” the proposed rule states. Any excess that is not allocated to new license holders will be “distributed evenly to all existing license holders.” However, what is new is a proposed “tending requirement,” requiring that the contents of fyke nets and Sheldon box traps be removed at least once every 16 hours. The theory behind the proposed rule is that if fishermen regularly check their nets and traps, the risk of bycatch and elver mortality will decrease. ....