Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (Last Updated: June 14,2023) |
Title26 Fisheries and Game |
SubTitle26-159a-1_26-159a-29. Sport Fishing in the Marine District |
Sec.26-159a-18. Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)
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(a) Commercial Fishery Closure. When 100% of an Atlantic herring management area annual quota specified by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan is landed, no person engaged in commercial fishing shall land or possess any Atlantic herring from that area.
(b) Long Island Sound Commercial Fishery Closure. When 100% of the Management Area 2 annual quota specified by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan is landed, (1) no person engaged in commercial fishing shall take, land or possess Atlantic herring in Connecticut waters, or (2) transfer Atlantic herring to another vessel under the auspices of an Internal Waters Processing Agreement.
(Adopted effective December 27, 2000)