Notice of Agency Rulemaking Adoption: Chapter 40 Smelt Clarification

Maine DMR Recreational Fishing

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.

The Department of Marine Resources has adopted the following regulation:

Chapter 40 Smelt Clarification

CONCISE SUMMARY:
This rule-making reorganizes and clarifies existing regulations pertaining to fishing for smelt in Zones 1, 2, and 3. Regulations in Zone 2 and Zone 3 are unchanged, but rewritten for greater clarity and consistency. In Zone 1, the regulation extends the period of time during which smelt fishing may occur prior to the formation of ice from October 1 to December 31 to October 1 to January 31. All other management measures in Zone 1 remain unchanged. A clarification is provided that fishing for smelts in Zone 3 using gill nets or bag nets requires a commercial pelagic and anadromous license.

A copy of the rulemaking adoption notice can be found here.

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL AS RESPONSES ARE NOT MONITORED.

This service is provided to you as a courtesy by the Maine Department of Marine Resources.

This email was sent to [email protected] using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Maine Department of Marine Resources · 21 State House Station · Augusta, ME 04333-0021· 207-624-6550