New MD fish regs

[ocsnapper]

Everyone should check out there fishing regs in the state they fish since most years they change something. Here some links to Maryland's http://www.dnr.maryland.gov/fisherie...gulations.html

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries...ecregchrt.html

The biggest change this year was to flounder.

[Bohica]

Yep, flounder is now 3 @ 17.5"

Hopefully this will continue to help the stocks.

[mdram]

and the propsed crab regs

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries...gulations.html

RECREATIONAL SECTOR:
Measures for conservation:

• A prohibition on female harvest (exception for soft crabs).
• A catch limit of 5-6 dozen crabs for licensed crabbers. The catch limit for the boat would be 10-12 dozen with 2 or more licensees on board..

Measures to alleviate user conflict:

• Make the end time consistent for Bay and tributaries: Sunset.
• Increase time difference between recreational and commercial trotliners (FROM 1/2 hour to 1 hour).

[ffemtreed]

Originally Posted by mdram

and the propsed crab regs

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries...gulations.html

RECREATIONAL SECTOR:
Measures for conservation:

• A prohibition on female harvest (exception for soft crabs).
• A catch limit of 5-6 dozen crabs for licensed crabbers. The catch limit for the boat would be 10-12 dozen with 2 or more licensees on board..

Measures to alleviate user conflict:

• Make the end time consistent for Bay and tributaries: Sunset.
• Increase time difference between recreational and commercial trotliners (FROM 1/2 hour to 1 hour).

Lots of people upset over those proposed crab regs. Doesn't really matter to me, since I never kept female anyways.

6 dozen big crabs is usually more than a bushel anyways, so if you only keep big ones they essentially increased your limit.