FF- 26-2003

PROCLAMATION

RE: BLUEFISH

Michael G. Buhl, Acting Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Tuesday, April 1, 2003, the following change will apply to the taking of bluefish for recreational purposes:

Proclamation FF-42-2001, dated June 19, 2001, is RESCINDED. That proclamation specified the possession limit of 15 bluefish per person per day for recreational purposes.

GENERAL INFORMATION

A) This proclamation is issued under the authority of G.S. 113-170.4; 113-170.5; 113-182; 113-221(e); 143B-289.52; and N.C. Marine Fisheries Rules 15A NCAC 3H .0103 and 3M .0511.

B) It is unlawful to violate the provisions of any proclamation issued by the Fisheries Director under his delegated authority per 15A NCAC 3H .0103.

C) The recreational possession limit for blue fish (15 fish per person per day) now appears in N.C. Marine Fisheries Rule 15A NCAC 3M .0511. Also included in this rule is a provision which states, “Of these 15 bluefish, it is unlawful to possess more than five bluefish that are greater than 24 inches total length.”

D) This proclamation rescinds Proclamation FF-42-2001, dated June 19, 2001.

March 20, 2003

9:15 A.M.

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