Md. Code Regs. 08.02.05.15 - Black Drum
A. Recreational Fishery.
(1) The daily catch and possession limit per
individual is one black drum.
(2) The
daily catch and possession limit per boat is six black drum.
(3) A person may not catch or possess black drum
less than 16 inches in total length.
B. Commercial Fishery.
(1) Atlantic Ocean.
(a) The annual total allowable landings is 1500
pounds.
(b) A commercial licensee may
not catch or possess black drum less than 16 inches in total length.
(2) Coastal Bays of the Atlantic Ocean
and Their Tributaries.
Except for purposes of scientific investigation approved by the Department, a commercial licensee may not catch, possess, or sell black drum.
(3) Chesapeake Bay and Its Tidal
Tributaries.
(a) A commercial licensee may not
catch or possess black drum less than 28 inches in total length.
(b) The daily catch and possession limit is ten
black drum per vessel per day, regardless of the number of commercial licensees on
board the vessel.
C. Public Notice.
(1) The Secretary may establish or modify catch
limits, size limits, and seasons for black drum in order to implement the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Black
Drum, by issuing a public notice on the Department's website.
(2) The public notice shall state its effective
hour and date and shall be published on the Department's website at least 48 hours
in advance of the effective hour and date.
(3) The Secretary shall make a reasonable effort
to disseminate a public notice issued under this section through various other media
so that an affected person has a reasonable opportunity to be informed.
(4) A violation of the restrictions set by the
Secretary in accordance with this section is a violation of this
regulation.
Notes
Regulation .15 amended as an emergency provision effective April 9, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 673); emergency status expired October 6, 1998
Regulation .15B, C amended effective June 14, 1999 (26:12 Md. R. 925); amended effective 46:4 Md. R. 190, eff.
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