Discover to leisure cod and haddock harvesters:
Please be suggested of the next emergency rulemaking to Chapter 34: Groundfish rules, efficient Saturday July 27, 2024. The complete doc is on the market on the DMR web site. Extra info is on the market by means of the NOAA Fisheries bulletin.
For consistency with NOAA Fisheries federal rulemaking, the Division is implementing regulatory adjustments to the leisure fishing measures for Gulf of Maine cod and haddock. For cod, the emergency rulemaking modifies the leisure minimal measurement restrict of cod to 23 inches.
For haddock, the emergency rulemaking standardizes leisure measures throughout sectors with a 15 fish possession restrict and a minimal measurement of 18 inches. For these causes, the Commissioner hereby adopts an emergency regulation to switch the leisure groundfish measures for Gulf of Maine cod and haddock in accordance with 12 MRS §6171(3)(C).
Abstract of leisure regulation adjustments:
Cod minimal measurement 23 inches for all leisure sectors
Haddock minimal measurement 18 inches for all leisure sectors
Haddock 15 fish possession restrict for all leisure sectors
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 2024