RE: SHEEPSHEAD – RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL
Dr. Louis B.
Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that
effective 12:01 A.M., Monday, June 1, 2015, the following will apply to
sheepshead.
I. MINIMUM SIZE
LIMIT
It is unlawful to possess sheepshead less than 10 inches
fork length.
II. HARVEST LIMITS
A. It is unlawful to possess more than 10 sheepshead per
person per day or trip (if trip occurs over more than one calendar day) for
recreational purposes.
B. It is unlawful for a commercial fishing operation to land
or possess more than 300 pounds of sheepshead per trip except:
1. Commercial gig
and spear operations: it is unlawful to land or possess more than 10 sheepshead
per person per day or per trip (if the trip occurs over more than one calendar
day).
2. Pound net
operations are exempt from the commercial trip limit restrictions.
III. GENERAL
INFORMATION:
A. This proclamation
is issued under the authority of N.C.G.S. 113-170.4; 113-170.5; 113-182;
113-221.1; 143B 289.52 and N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Rules 15A NCAC 03H
.0103 and 03M .0521.
B. It is unlawful to
violate the provisions of any proclamation issued by the Fisheries Director
under his delegated authority pursuant to N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Rule
15A NCAC 03H .0103.
C. All sheepshead
that do not meet the 10 inch size limit shall be immediately returned to the
waters where taken.
D. In accordance with
N.C. General Statute 113-221.1(c) all persons who may be affected by proclamations issued by the Fisheries
Director are under a duty to keep themselves informed of current proclamations.
E. Contact the N.C.
Division of Marine Fisheries, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, NC 28557, phone
252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 for more information, or visit the division
website at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/.
F. This proclamation
is being issued to implement size and harvest restrictions for the recreational
and commercial sheepshead fishery.
May 28, 2015
3:40 P.M.
FF-28-2015
/sab
SueAnn E. Bay
Processing Assistant IV
Divison of Marine Fisheries
P.O. Box 769
3441 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
(252) 808-8076
Till next time....
Tight lines!
Johnny
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