Code of Maine Rules
13 - DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
188 - MARINE RESOURCES - GENERAL
Chapter 25 - LOBSTER AND CRAB REGULATIONS
Section 188-25-15 - V-notching Lobsters
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
1. Mandatory V-notching Requirement
All lobster fishers are required to v-notch all egg bearing female lobsters caught in the process of lobstering.
2. Zero Tolerance of V-notching
V-notched female lobster means any female lobster bearing a v-shaped notch of any size in the flipper next to and to the right of the center flipper as viewed from the rear of the female lobster. V-notched female lobster also means any female, which is mutilated in a manner, which could hide, obscure or obliterate such a mark. The flipper right of the center flipper will be examined when the underside of the lobster is down and its tail is toward the person making the determination.
