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Attention all Commercial Urchin Harvesters:
The DMR Advisory Council has reviewed and approved the proposed rulemaking for Chapter 26 Sea Urchins, setting the 2022-2023 season.
Attached to this notice, is a copy of the final rule package, Chapter 26 Sea Urchin regulation and a copy of the harvest calendars for the upcoming 2022-2023 season for printing.
Any questions related to the management of the sea urchin fishery, please contact Melissa Smith at [email protected] or 207-441-5040.
Chapter 26 Sea Urchins; 2022-2023 Season
CONCISE SUMMARY:
This regulation establishes open harvest days and tote limits for the taking of sea urchins by divers, rakers, trappers, and draggers in Zones 1 and 2 for the 2022-2023 season. For Zone 1, seasons are implemented for divers, trappers, rakers and draggers in 2022-2023, from which harvesters may only fish up to 15 days of their choosing, the same number of days allowed during the 2021-2022 season. For Zone 1, the daily tote limit is nine (9), the same as in the 2021-2022 season. For Zone 2, 40-day seasons are implemented for divers, trappers, rakers and draggers in 2022-2023, from which harvesters may only fish up to 30 days of their choosing. This regulation has the same number of fishing days and opportunity days as the 2021-2022 season. For the Whiting & Dennys Bays Limited Access Area in Zone 2, a 15-day season is implemented for Zone 2 divers, trappers, rakers and draggers in 2022-2023. For Zone 2, the daily tote limit is six (6), the same as in the 2021-2022 season.
The Blue Hill Bay Limited Access Area designation sunset on April 1, 2022 and that language has been removed from the regulation.
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