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VMRC refines shark rule to prohibit overnight soaks for certain gillnets to meet NOAA/ASMFC concerns
Summary
The VMRC amended its shark regulation July 22 to prohibit overnight soaks of certain gillnet mesh sizes by persons possessing Virginia spiny dogfish permits in two Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch Reduction areas between November 1 and March 31, changing the operative language to "possessing" to satisfy NOAA/ASMFC implementation requirements.
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission approved a regulatory amendment July 22 to clarify language in Chapter 4 VAC 2,490 pertaining to sharks. The change amends a prohibition so that it reads that it is unlawful for any person "possessing a Virginia spiny dogfish permit" to leave gillnet gear with mesh size equal to or greater than 5.25 inches and less than 10 inches in the Delaware-Maryland…
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