Section Fis 602.06 - Gill Netting Restriction(a) The taking, transporting, or possessing of Atlantic cod, Atlantic wolffish, Atlantic halibut, ocean pout, haddock, pollock, white hake, redfish, American plaice, and windowpane, witch, winter, and yellowtail flounders shall be prohibited on board any boat rigged for gill netting not in accordance with 50 CFR 648.80(a)(3)(iii) and (iv).(b) The mesh size referred to in paragraph (a) shall be measured in accordance with 50 CFR 648.80(f)(1).(c) No person shall take any species of fish listed in Fis 602.06(a) by gill netting during April, May, and June.(d) Gill nets used for the taking of finfish, except as specified in (e), shall be subject to the following: (1) No more than 25 gill nets shall be used in state waters; and(2) Gill nets shall not be longer than 300 feet in length.(e) Gill nets used for the taking of finfish from the waters of the Great Bay estuarine system inland of the Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth, Little Harbor and its tributaries inland of its most seaward jetty, Rye Harbor and its tributaries inland of its most seaward jetty, and inland of the Hampton Harbor Bridge shall be subject to the following: (1) Gill nets shall have a mesh size no larger than 3 inches;(2) Gill nets shall be no longer than 100 feet in length and no wider than 7 feet in width;(3) Gill netting shall only be permitted from April 16 through October 31;(4) Gill netting shall only be permitted between 2 hours before sunrise until 2 hours after sunset, except as provided in RSA 211:48-b; and(5) Any person using a gill net to take finfish shall be within unaided eyesight of the net. "Unaided eyesight" means unaided by devices such as binoculars or spotting scope.N.H. Admin. Code § Fis 602.06
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Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 45, Filed November 8, 2018, Proposed by #12652, Effective 10/27/2018, Expires 10/27/2028.