Section 188-11-05 - Scallop Harvesting Gear Restrictions1. State Waters Drag Size Restriction It shall be unlawful to possess on any vessel fishing for scallops, or to fish for or take scallops, in Maine's territorial waters:
Any scallop drag or combination of scallop drags that exceed 10 feet 6 inches in width (by measuring from the extreme outside of the mouth of the drag or drags).
2. Dragging for Scallops Damariscotta River, Lincoln County It shall be unlawful to fish for or take scallops in the Damariscotta River with any scallop drag (chain sweep or rock drag) north of a line drawn from Emerson Point, at the southern most tip of Ocean Point in the town of Boothbay, easterly to Thrumcap Island, then northerly to the southern tip of Rutherford Island, South Bristol from April 16 to 1/2 hour after sunset December 31 of each year.
3. Scalloping in the Frenchboro Cable Area - Hand Scallop Fishing AllowedA. It shall be lawful to take scallops by hand, unless prohibited by other statute or regulation in the Frenchboro Cable Area described in 12 M.R.S. §6954- A(1) (hereafter "Frenchboro Cable Area").B. It shall be unlawful to operate any watercraft when towing a drag or trawl while taking scallops by hand in the Frenchboro Cable Area.C. It shall be unlawful to use a watercraft rigged for dragging while taking or attempting to take scallops by hand in the Frenchboro Cable Area.D. It shall be unlawful to possess scallops aboard a watercraft rigged for dragging while taking or attempting to take scallops by hand in the Frenchboro Cable Area.13-188 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 05