Date: June 8, 2026
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Remote via Microsoft Teams and In-person at DMR Offices, Marquardt Building, 32 Blossom Lane, Room 118
Town: Augusta and remote via Microsoft Teams
DMR will hold a public hearing on Chapter 26 Sea Urchin; 2026-2027 Season. The hearing will be held June 8, 2026, 5:00 p.m. at DMR’s Augusta office (Marquardt Building, 32 Blossom Lane, rm 118) and remotely via Microsoft Teams. A link to join the remote meeting is below.
BRIEF SUMMARY: This regulation would establish open harvest days for the taking of sea urchins by divers, rakers, trappers, and draggers in Zones 1 and 2 for the 2026-2027 season. For Zone 1, seasons are proposed for divers, trappers, rakers and draggers in 2026-2027, from which harvesters may only fish up to 15 days of their choosing, the same number of days allowed during the 2025-2026 season. For Zone 1, the daily tote limit is nine (9). For Zone 2, 40-day seasons are proposed for divers, trappers, rakers and draggers in 2026-2027, from which harvesters may only fish up to 30 days of their choosing. This proposal has the same number of fishing days and opportunity days as the 2025-2026 season. For the Whiting & Dennys Bays Limited Access Area in Zone 2, a 12-day season is proposed for Zone 2 divers, trappers, rakers and draggers in 2026-2027. For Zone 2, the daily tote limit is six (6). The rule proposes to allow urchin harvest to begin ½ hour before sunrise instead of sunrise, which is currently the case.
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