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FF-52-2010 PROCLAMATION RE: BLACK SEA BASS – RECREATIONAL – ATLANTIC OCEAN Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Saturday, May 22, 2010 the following restrictions will apply to the recreational black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15’N Latitude): I. SEASON B. The two seasons for black sea bass for recreational purposes are: May 22 through midnight on October 10, 2010 and 12:01 A.M. November 1 through midnight on December 30, 2010. II. SIZE AND CREEL LIMITS A. It is unlawful to possess black sea bass for recreational purposes less than 12 ½ inches in length. Total length shall be measured along the lateral midline from the tip of the nose to the tip tail, excluding the caudal fin filament. B. It is unlawful to possess more than 25 black sea bass per person per day taken for recreational purposes. 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 Rules 15A NCAC 03H .0103 and 03M.0512. B. It is unlawful to violate the provisions of any proclamation issued by the Director under his delegated authority pursuant to N.C. Fisheries Rule 15A NCAC 03H .0103. C. The intent of this proclamation is to allow North Carolina to comply with the requirements of the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council/Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fisheries Management Plan. D. This proclamation supersedes Proclamation FF-54-2009, dated October 1, 2009, which closed the black sea bass season. The minimum size limit has changed and seasons have been implemented. May 11, 2010 |