The Maine Department of Marine Resources is the state agency responsible for conserving and developing Maine’s marine and estuarine resources, supporting scientific research, promoting the coastal fishing industry, and enforcing related laws and regulations.
Marine resource conservation and management, commercial and recreational fisheries, aquaculture, marine patrol and enforcement, shellfish sanitation and water quality, marine science and habitat protection, licensing and coastal program administration
Primarily funded through Maine state appropriations, with additional support from federal grants, fees, and other program revenues
State of Maine; Maine Marine Patrol; Bureau of Marine Science; Bureau of Public Health; Sea-Run Fisheries and Habitat; Commissioner Carl Wilson
State government agency
