§ 923. Gill nets; restrictions on use; seasons.
§ 923. Gill nets; restrictions on use; seasons. (a) Unless otherwise authorized by a scientific permit issued by the Division, no person shall fish more than an aggregate of 200 feet of gill net, that is anchored, staked or fixed in any way in the tidal waters of this State at any time during a […]
§ 938. Creel limits on finfish; exceptions.
§ 938. Creel limits on finfish; exceptions. (a) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, or by regulations promulgated by the Department, or permit issued by the Division, a fisher shall not have in possession at or between the place caught and the fisher’s personal abode or temporary or transient place of lodging more finfish than […]
§ 924. Unattended fishing equipment.
§ 924. Unattended fishing equipment. (a) No person shall leave fixed fishing equipment that is being fished in the tidal waters of this State unattended for any longer than 48 hours unless inclement weather provides for unsafe navigation. (b) No person shall leave drifting fishing equipment that is being fished in the tidal waters of […]
§ 925. Fishing with explosives, chemicals, poisons and other devices; exception for Department and agents.
§ 925. Fishing with explosives, chemicals, poisons and other devices; exception for Department and agents. (a) No person shall fish for finfish in the tidal waters of the State with any explosives, chemicals, poisons and/or poisoned baits or other substances or devices employing explosives, electricity, chemicals or poisons, unless it is otherwise specified as a […]
§ 926. Extracting oil or making fertilizer from food and game fish; penalty.
§ 926. Extracting oil or making fertilizer from food and game fish; penalty. (a) No person shall have in his or her possession and/or bring into this State any finfish, other than menhaden, legally taken in this State or other waters, for the purpose of extracting oil therefrom, and/or for the purpose of converting such […]
§ 927. Fishing with trawl nets, purse seines, run around gill nets; penalty; exceptions.
§ 927. Fishing with trawl nets, purse seines, run around gill nets; penalty; exceptions. (a) No person shall fish with or use in the tidal waters of this State any type of trawl net that is operated in any manner by wind or sail power, motor power, hydraulics, pulleys, by being pulled by a power […]
§ 928. Interstate transfer of finfish.
§ 928. Interstate transfer of finfish. (a) No person who catches food fish outside the jurisdictional boundaries of the State shall land and/or transfer said food fish from said person’s vessel to a shore or any facility located in the State for the purpose of transporting, selling, packing and/or processing said food fish, except for […]
§ 928A. Trade in shark fins; penalty.
§ 928A. Trade in shark fins; penalty. (a) For the purpose of this section: (1) “Shark” shall mean any species of the subclass Elasmbranchii, exclusive of the Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) and Smooth dogfish (Mustelus canis); and (2) “Shark fin” shall mean the raw, dried or otherwise processed detached fin, or the raw, dried or […]
§ 929. Size limits on finfish; exceptions [Subject to the provisions of 64 Del. Laws, c. 251, § 4].
§ 929. Size limits on finfish; exceptions [Subject to the provisions of 64 Del. Laws, c. 251, § 4]. (a) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or by regulation promulgated by the Department or permit issued by the Division subsequent to April 27, 1984, no person shall possess any finfish listed in this section or […]
§ 930. Striped bass spawning areas.
§ 930. Striped bass spawning areas. (a) For purposes of this chapter or any regulation promulgated by the Department or permit issued by the Division, striped bass spawning areas in the State shall mean the Nanticoke River and its tributaries and the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. (b) The Department may promulgate regulations pertaining to spawning […]