Description: This map layer shows currently operating marine aquaculture facilities based on the best available information from state aquaculture coordinators and programs. Currently, the dataset includes sites in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Eastern Suffolk County, New York, and offshore federal waters in the Northeast. It does not yet include other sites in New York State. The Northeast Ocean Data Working Group is collaborating with aquaculture coordinators in each state to fill data gaps and to improve accuracy of existing datasets. Because of inconsistencies among the datasets, map users are encouraged to read the map layer’s metadata and the metadata for each state’s data. <br />
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Data is current as of:<br />
Maine: September 11, 2018<br />
New Hampshire: February 28, 2019<br />
Massachusetts: 2013<br />
Rhode Island: July 20, 2018<br />
Connecticut: January 15, 2016<br />
Eastern Suffolk County, New York: November 9, 2015
Definition Expression: N/A
Copyright Text: SeaPlan, RPS, Maine Department of Marine Resources Aquaculture Lease Records, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Coastal Resources Program, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Shellfish Program, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Connecticut Department of Agriculture Bureau of Aquaculture and Laboratory Services, Connecticut SeaGrant, Suffolk County (NY) Department of Economic Development and Planning, Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Salem State University
Description: This data layer represents shellfish growing and classification areas for states in the northeastern U.S. including Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Rhode Island. Each state has their own method of classifying shellfish areas and these were evaluated in order to create a comprehensive classification system throughout the northeast region. The classification scheme used in this regional dataset is adapted from National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish.Data from the state of Maine are displayed from a ESRI <a href="https://gis.maine.gov/arcgis/rest/services/dmr/DMR_Public_Health_NSSP_current/MapServer"target="_blank">REST </a>service hosted by the Maine Department of Marine Resources (MDMR).
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Data is current as of:<br />
Maine: Updated Monthly by MDMR<br />
New Hampshire: October 25, 2013<br />
Massachusetts: April 14, 2017<br />
Rhode Island: May, 2017<br />
Connecticut: October 14, 2014<br />
Eastern Suffolk County, New York: September 24, 2014
Definition Expression: N/A
Copyright Text: Connecticut Department of Agriculture Bureau of Aquaculture (CT DA/BA), Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CT DEP), Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (MA DMF), Massachusetts Office of Geographic Information (MassGIS), Maine Department of Marine Resources (MEDMR), Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS), New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Bureau of Marine Resources, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM), Rhode Island Geographic Information Database (RIGIS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP), U.S. Census
Name: Proposed Blue Water Fisheries Open Water Sites
Display Field: Name
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: The US Army Corps of Engineers New England District (USACE) issued a <a href="https://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Portals/74/docs/regulatory/PublicNotices/2021/NAE-2020-00155-Public-Notice.pdf?ver=9PXbKZ2I0vUfRWRtC0vRVQ%3d%3d" target="_blank">public notice</a> for a permit application filed by Blue Water Fisheries to conduct work in the Piscataqua River at the Commercial Fish Pier located at 1 Pierce Island Road, Portsmouth, New Hampshire and two open water sites within the Atlantic Ocean. The two open water sites are labeled in the map as Site 2 and Site 3.
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The work involves to install, operate and maintain 40 submersible fish pens in two mooring grids (20 pens per
grid). Each mooring grid will occupy a 250 acre section of open water. The structures will comprise of a
plurality of embedment anchors, associated hardware, tension lines and buoys. Each cage will be submerged in
no less than 15 meters of water most of the time.
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The USACE is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, state, and local agencies and officials; Indian Tribes; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity. View the <a href="https://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Portals/74/docs/regulatory/PublicNotices/2021/NAE-2020-00155-Public-Notice.pdf?ver=9PXbKZ2I0vUfRWRtC0vRVQ%3d%3d" target="_blank">public notice</a> for more information about how to submit comments. Comments should be received in writing by July 8, 2021.