The Maine Department of Marine Resources has up to $3,450 to pay a shrimp trawler to collect shrimp samples this winter in the Midcoast area, starting about January 29, 2018. The purpose is to collect samples. The applicant will be paid by DMR, and no shrimp can be kept or sold. The deadline for applications has been extended to Wednesday, January 3, 2018.

For more information on this sampling project, visit the Maine DMR website.