2. Data requirements. The commissioner shall ensure that, at a minimum, may collect information in the following site-specific categories is collected and organized in such a manner as, including, but not limited to, those listed in this subsection, to allow effective enforcement of all laws pertaining to finfish aquaculture at individual facilities:

A. Geophysical site characteristics, including currents and bathymetry;

B. Benthic habitat characteristics and effects, including changes in community structure and function;

C. Water column effects, including water chemistry and plankton;

D. Feeding and production data sufficient to estimate effluent loading;

E. Smolt and broodstock introduction and transfer data;

F. Disease incidence and use of chemical therapeutics; and

G. Other ancillary information as the commissioner may find necessary.

3. Data collection; authority. The commissioner may require persons holding licenses related to finfish aquaculture under this Title to report information in the categories listed in subsection 2. Personnel retained by leaseholders to perform tasks required for data collection as specified in subsection 2 and this subsection must be reviewed and approved by the commissioner for acceptable professional qualifications and experience prior to performing any data collection services.__Routine notations of site operation do not require approved personnel.

Sec. A-19. 12 MRSA §6078-A, sub-§2, ¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 247, §19, are repealed.

Sec. A-20. 12 MRSA §6078-A, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 247, §19, is amended to read:

C. The commissioner may develop by rule a fee schedule for the production of shellfish reared on an aquaculture lease. A person who does not pay a fee under this paragraph commits