Section Fis 603.18 - Goosefish(a) No person shall take or possess goosefish (Lophius americanus) less than 17 inches total length or goosefish tails less than 11 inches as measured from the anterior portion of the fourth cephalic dorsal spine to the end of the caudal fin.(b) Goosefish livers landed shall not exceed 25% of the total weight of goosefish tails or 10% of the total weight of whole goosefish on any trip. If a vessel lands both goosefish tails and whole goosefish the following weight ratio shall not be greater than 10%.(c) To calculate the weight ratio for goose liver to both goosefish tails and whole goosefish, a person shall multiply the weight of goosefish tails by 2.57 and add the product to the weight of whole goosefish, then divide this number into the weight of the goosefish livers as in the formula: Weight of livers/((weight of tails X 2.57) + weight of whole fish).N.H. Admin. Code § Fis 603.18
#5789, eff 2-18-94, EXPIRED: 2-18-00
New. #7371, eff 10-7-00; ss by #9216, INTERIM, eff 7-24-08; ss by #9299, eff 10-22-08
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 41, Filed October 13, 2016, Proposed by #11193, Effective 9/30/2016, Expires 9/30/2026.