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Marine Resources Commission
 
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Marine Resources Commission
 
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Pertaining to Blue Crab Fishery [4 VAC 20 ‑ 270]
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3/16/25  3:59 pm
Commenter: Matthew Fisher, Fisher Boys Seafood

100% Against Tarpin Excluders
 

Far too much additional cost per pot for the larger operations. Graph shows a significant decrease in the catch of #1 crabs obviously due to the restriction of funnel size. So it’s costing the watermen more for the pots to catch a cheaper crab. Also, the catching of turtles may be an issue closer to the coastal areas that the diamondback terrapins are located, however on the upper rappahonck I’ve never seen a turtle in a pot. So seems pointless for the watermen in the upper tributaries to have to add the extra cost. 

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