The purpose of this Subpart is to conserve the surf clam resource and prevent an increase in fishing effort directed toward surf clams in the Atlantic Ocean by establishing a limit on the entry of additional vessels into the fishery until such time as a surf clam management plan is adopted pursuant to section 13-0308 of the Environmental Conservation Law.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 43-3.1