So what happens when the angler who goes every once in a while looks to his state site for regulations and sees that cod regulations are still the same? Without doing the extended research to uncover a basically hidden bulletin that NOAA released in the summer they will never know this change was made for federal waters. And I’ll be honest too I also refer to my state site for regulations 99 percent of the time. State regs are not on the same page as the federal ones which is allowed but very confusing to the average fisherman with his own boat.
The problem I’m seeing here is that most cod are typically caught further than 3 miles off the beach meaning that 99 percent of the time, the federal regulations are the ones that will apply. The states set the regs for 0 to 3 miles. Technically as the bulletin mentions, these regulations affect those fishing in waters 3 to 200 miles offshore. The federal regulation you might ask? It’s a slot limit from 22 to 28 inches with a five fish bag limit and an open season from August 1 to April 30. The last portion of the bulletin mentions that some state regulations will differ from federal and in that case the most restrictive regulations will apply. This includes waters offshore of Massachusetts (south of Cape Cod), Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Georges Bank cod are those cod caught outside the Gulf of Maine regulated mesh area (RMA), and therefore include cod caught in the Georges Bank RMA, Southern New England RMA, and Mid-Atlantic RMA.
Nothing seemed to change on the New York State end but then I had to check the federal side of things being that the Atlantic cod is actually a federally-managed species.Īccording to the NOAA website, and after some further researching, I found a bulletin deep in the Google search titled Reminder: Georges Bank Cod Recreational Measures in Southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic. The fish had a 21-inch size limit, 10 fish bag limit and the season was open all year. For those of you who don’t know, the summer bottom fishing off of Montauk includes catches of cod in decent numbers, so while this might not pertain to an individual fishing the local reefs during the summer, it certainly is of concern to those fishing the Montauk grounds where cod are more common.Īfter checking the local New York Department of Environmental Conservation site for marine regulations, I saw that Atlantic cod regs had remained unchanged from what I knew them to be. The next week I had more concerned captains reach out to me regarding a change to cod. And I was sure to check again in my inbox. I was unaware of this change as I didn’t receive any sort of press release from any major agencies. The Effectiveness of Liens as a Self-Help Remedy Professor Richard W.A Montauk charter captain and friend of mine called back in July back regarding some questions about changes to Atlantic cod regulations that would affect the area that he fishes. Damages for Breach of Time Charter: Some Recent Developments Andrew Taylor Chapter 16. Containerisation, Slot Charters, and the Law Christopher Hancock QC Chapter 15. The Allocation of Cargo Claims Between Owners and Charterers in Nype Charterparties Dr Theodora Nikaki Chapter 14. Termination of Rights under Time Charters John D. War, Terror, Piracy and Frustration in a Time Charter Context Professor Keith Michel Chapter 12. Clauses Paramount in Time Charters Professor Yvonne Baatz Chapter 11. Time Charterparties and Bills of Lading Emeritus Professor Francis Reynolds QC Chapter 10. Assignees of Hire: How Far Can They Ignore Charterer's Claims Against Owners Professor Andrew Tettenborn Chapter 9. Time Charterparty Hire: Issues Relating to Contractual Remedies for Default and Off-Hire Clauses Professor D. Indemnities in Time Charters David Foxton QC Chapter 7. Seaworthiness and the Hong Kong Fir Decision Mark Hamsher Chapter 6.
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