UXO Site selected: SEAL ISLAND, ME

General Area: Rockland, ME

Site Type/Program: FUDS

Location: Seal Island is a treeless island lying about 21 miles south of Rockland in Knox County.

Brief History: The island served as a bombing and shelling target from World War II until 1952. It was transferred from the Navy in 1972. Seal Island once had the largest Atlantic puffin colony in the Gulf of Maine.

Range / Site Description:

Associated Munitions: Bombing and Gunnery Range

Activities Completed:

Issues: Since 1966, the Fish and Wildlife Service has had a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard to manage Matinicus Rock as a wildlife sanctuary.

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