Md. Code Regs. 08.02.07.02

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 24, December 2, 2024

Section 08.02.07.02 - Use of Hard-Shell Clam Dredges in Tangier Sound and Pocomoke Sound

A. Size of Dredge. A person may not catch hard-shell clams in the waters of Tangier Sound and Pocomoke Sound with a hydraulic dredge or mechanical dredge more than 36 inches in width.

B. Areas Where Hard-Shell Clams May Be Taken by Dredge. Subject to Regulation .05 of this chapter and except as provided in §C of this regulation, an individual licensed to catch hard-shell clams may catch hard-shell clams with a dredge only in the waters of:

(1) Tangier Sound that are bounded on the:

(a) South by the Maryland-Virginia line; and

(b) North by a line beginning at a point at Tenth Point at the mouth of Big Annemessex River defined by Lat. 38°02.303' N, Long. 75°51.610' W; then running 334° True to a point at Porpoise Point defined by Lat. 38°03.648' N, Long. 75°52.422' W; then running along shore to a point at Hazard Point defined by Lat. 38°04.571' N, Long. 75° 52.694' W; then running 307° True to a point at South Point on Little Deal Island defined by Lat. 38°06.710' N, Long. 75°56.460' W; then running 238° True to a point at Mussel Hole Point defined by Lat. 38°04.670' N, Long. 76°00.400' W; then running 194° True to a point on the shore on the northerly tip of Smith Island defined by Lat. 38°02.367' N, Long. 76°01.050' W; and

(2) Pocomoke Sound that are southwesterly of a straight line drawn from Maryland-Virginia boundary marker "D" defined by Lat. 37°56.473' N, Long. 75° 45.705' W; then running 342° True to a point at the most easterly point of the sound at the mouth of Gunby Creek defined by Lat. 37°58.410' N, Long. 75°46.498' W, except as provided in §C of this regulation.

C. Exception. Hard-shell clams may not be taken with a dredge in the waters of Apes Hole Creek westerly of a line drawn from a point at Cedar Gut defined by Lat. 37°57.448' N, Long. 75°48.752' W; then running 215° True to a point at Long Point defined by Lat. 37°56.854' N, Long. 75° 49.283 W.

Md. Code Regs. 08.02.07.02

Regulations .02C and D amended effective August 15, 1983 (10:16 Md. R. 1451)
Regulation .02 amended effective July 4, 1983 (10:13 Md. R. 1179)
Regulation .02 amended as an emergency provision effective September 15, 2002 (29:22 Md. R. 1714); amended permanently effective February 17, 2003 (30:3 Md. R. 177)
Regulation .02C amended effective June 24, 1991 (18:12 Md. R. 1337)
Regulation .02E amended effective October 19, 2009 (36:21 Md. R. 1590)
Regulation .02F amended effective March 11, 1996 (23:5 Md. R. 378)
Regulation .02 amended effective September 6, 2010 (37:18 Md. R. 1213); amended effective 50:22 Md. R. 973, eff. 11/13/2023