13-188-11 Me. Code R. § 09
It shall be unlawful to fish for, take, or possess scallops taken by any method within any of the following Limited Access Areas except by divers on December 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24 and 26, 2024 in areas 1 and 3 in Zone 1; and, December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28, 2024, January 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2025, and February 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2025 in area 2 in Zone 3. All directions are relative to True north (not magnetic).
It shall be unlawful to fish for, take, or possess scallops taken by any method within any of the following Limited Access Areas except by draggers on January 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2025, February 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2025 and March 3, 10 and 17, 2025 in areas 1 and 3 in Zone 1; December 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2024 in area 4 and 5 in Zone 2; and December 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23 and 30, 2024, January 1, 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2025, and February 3, 10, and 17, 2025 in area 2 in Zone 3. All directions are relative to True north (not magnetic).
Transiting exception:
Any vessel possessing scallops onboard, may transit these Limited Access Areas, only if the vessel has all fishing gear (dredges, drags, regulators, buoyancy compensators, fins, tanks, weight belts) securely stowed. Securely stowed shall mean the main wire shall not be shackled or connected to the dredges or drags, and the towing swivel will be at block or on the winch for draggers, while regulators, buoyancy compensators and tanks should be disconnected with fins and weight belts removed for divers.
The Commissioner may close harvesting for the remainder of the season in the Limited Access Areas listed below though emergency rulemaking if the Department has information that indicates there is a likelihood that between 30 percent and 40 percent of the harvestable biomass has been removed.
Western boundary: South of a line drawn from the most southwestern point of Basin Point (Harpswell) to the northern tip of Jewell Island. Also, the waters between and to the north of Basin Point and Gun Point bounded by the Route 24 Gurnet Bridge (Harpswell).
Eastern boundary: West and North of a line drawn from the most southern tip of Gun Point, Harpswell, to G "3", South of Round Rock; continuing in a southwesterly direction to R N "2" at Eastern Drunkers Ledge, then continuing to the southeastern tip of Jewell Island.
It shall be unlawful to fish for or take scallops and or urchins west of a line starting at the western end of Mahar Point, Pembroke, due south to the nearest point of land on Crow Neck, Trescott, to include all of Whiting Bay and Denny's Bay.
Eastern boundary: West and South of a line drawn from the most eastern tip of Ash Point, South Thomaston at Latitude 44º 02.805 N Longitude 069º 04.393 W to RW "PA" Mo (A) GONG; then continuing southwest to the northern tip of Two Bush Island.
Western boundary: North of a line starting at the northern end of the Rackliff Island causeway then following the shore to the most southern point of Rackliff Island continuing to the most southern point of Norton Island and then continuing to the most southern point of Whitehead Island then to the southern end of Two Bush Island.
North of a line starting at the eastern most tip of Youngs Point, Corea, continuing to the western most tip of Sheep Island and following the southern shoreline to the eastern most tip of Sheep Island; and then running easterly to the southern tip of Petit Manan Point.
North of a line starting at the southern most tip of Woods Point, Blue Hill, running southeasterly to the northern most tip of Long Island, then running to the southern tip of Burnt Point, then running northeasterly to the southern tip of Oak Point.
13-188 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 09