ROSS v. ACADIAN SEAPLANTS, LTD.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin M. Leoni, Esq. , (orally), Curtis Thaxter LLC, Portland, for appellant Acadian Seaplants Limited.

Gordon R. Smith, Esq. , (orally), Verrill Dana, LLP, Portland, for appellees Kenneth W. Ross, Carl E. Ross, and Roque Island Gardner Homestead Corporation.

Catherine R. Connors, Esq. , (orally), Pierce Atwood LLP, Portland, for amicus curiae Maine Department of Marine Resources.

Brian W. Thomas, Esq. , Stocking & Thomas, LLC, Lamoine, for amicus curiae Downeast Coastal Conservancy.

Karin Marchetti-Ponte, Esq. , Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Mount Desert, for amicus curiae Maine Coast Heritage Trust.

John A. Churchill, Esq. , Calais, for amicus curiae Cobscook Bay Fishermen's Association.

Mary A. Denison, Esq. , Lake and Denison, Winthrop, for amici curiae Maine Clammers Association, Independent Maine Marine Worm Harvesters Association, North American Kelp, and Gulf of Maine, Inc.

Robert Miller , Orono, Dean W. Alley , Wendell Alley , Shawn L. Alley , Nathan Fagonde , and Ordman Alley Jr. , amici curiae, jointly as "Jonesport and Beals Commercial Fishermen and Lobstermen".

Severin M. Beliveau, Esq. , Jonathan G. Mermin, Esq. , and Matthew S. Warner, Esq. , Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios, LLP, Portland, for amicus curiae Maine Seaweed Council.

Leah B. Rachin, Esq. , and Benjamin T. McCall, Esq. , Bergen & Parkinson, LLC, Kennebunk, for amicus curiae Hale Miller.

Gerard P. Conley., Jr. Esq. , Cloutier, Conley & Duffett, P.A., Portland, for amicus curiae Downeast Lobstermen's Association.

Kurt E. Olafsen, Esq. , Olafsen & Butterfield, LLC, Portland, for amicus curiae Maine Coast Fishermen's Association.

Mariah D. Mitchell, Esq. , Eaton Peabody, Brunswick, for amicus curiae Pleasant River Wildlife Foundation.

Sean Mahoney, Esq. , Conservation Law Foundation, Portland, for amicus curiae Conservation Law Foundation.

Ryan P. Dumais, Esq. , Eaton Peabody, Brunswick, for amici curiae Pacific Legal Foundation and Property and Environment Research Center.

Concurrence: SAUFLEY, C.J., and MEAD and GORMAN, JJ.