Code of Maine Rules
13 - DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
188 - MARINE RESOURCES - GENERAL
Chapter 11 - SCALLOPS
Section 188-11-13 - Trigger Mechanism
Universal Citation: 13 ME Code Rules ยง 188-11-13
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
The Commissioner may close any portion of Maine's territorial waters to harvesting through emergency rulemaking if the Department has information that indicates there is a likelihood that between 30 percent and 40 percent of the harvestable biomass has been removed. Such closures are established for conservation purposes, to protect the resource from unusual damage or imminent depletion.
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