Code of Massachusetts Regulations
322 CMR - Division of Marine Fisheries
Title 322 CMR 8.00 - Coastal Fisheries and Conservation Management
Section 8.02 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 322 MA Code of Regs 322.8
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

For purposes of 322 CMR 8.00:

At-sea means any location in all waters under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth including within harbors. For the purposes of 322 CMR 8.00, vessels that are moored, tied to other vessels, or docked at a pier are considered "at-sea". Vessels on the water are at-sea.

At-sea Processing means to fillet or freeze fish, or to freeze or shuck shellfish at-sea.

At-sea Transfer means to convey or move fish or shellfish from one vessel to another vessel at-sea.

Commercial Fishing means fishing for purposes of sale, barter or exchange.

Director means the Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries or his or her designee.

Division means the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries.

Fishing or Fish For means to harvest, catch or take or attempt to harvest, catch or take any fish or shellfish for commercial purposes. For vessels using trawl gear, a vessel is presumed to be fishing unless its trawl doors (if present) are out of the water and secured to the vessel's side or stern or unless the mouth of the net is out of the water and secured to the vessel's side or stern.

Line Trawl means any fishing gear having a single anchored and weighted main line to which many gangions or leaders are attached, each armed with a hook.

Person means any individual, including the captain, master or crew member of a fishing vessel, or any firm, partnership, corporation or other business entity.

Recreational Fishing means fishing for purposes of personal or family use by angling.

Registered Length means the official length of a commercial fishing vessel documented by and found in the records of the United States Coast Guard.

Shoreline means the mean low water mark unless otherwise provided.

Trawl means any mobile fishing gear or nets which are towed, hauled, or dragged through the water for the harvest of fish including, but not limited to, otter trawls, beam trawls, pair trawls, scottish seines, danish seines, or pair seines.

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