Md. Code Regs. 08.02.05.17 - Cobia
A. Recreational. The
recreational size limit, catch limit, and season for cobia shall be established and
may be modified through a public notice issued in accordance with §C of this
regulation.
B. Commercial.
(1) Minimum Size. An individual who harvests cobia
for commercial purposes may not catch or possess a cobia with a fork length that is
less than 33 inches.
(2) Daily Catch
Limits.
(a) Except as provided in §B(2)(b)
and (c) of this regulation, a commercial licensee may not catch, possess, or land
more than two cobia per person per day.
(b) A commercial licensee with one additional
individual on board the vessel may not catch, possess, or land more than four cobia
per vessel per day.
(c) A commercial
licensee with two or more additional individuals on board the vessel may not catch,
possess, or land more than six cobia per vessel per day.
(3) A person may not catch, possess, or land cobia
for commercial purposes when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
closes the fishery in federal waters.
(4) Cobia harvested for commercial purposes from
Maryland waters of the Atlantic Ocean or from the waters of the Exclusive Economic
Zone (EEZ) and landed in Maryland shall be sold to a federally permitted
dealer.
C. Public Notice.
(1) The Secretary may establish or modify catch
limits, size limits and seasons for cobia in order to implement the Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission Interstate Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic
Migratory Group of Cobia, 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 individual 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 .17 amended effective December 1, 1997 (24:24 Md. R. 1670)
Regulation .17 repealed effective March 23, 2009 (36:6 Md. R. 489); amended effective 45:6 Md. R. 318, eff.
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