13-0350 – Marine Resources Advisory Council.
§ 13-0350. Marine resources advisory council. 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares that the finfish and shellfish industry in this state plays a vital part in the economy of the state in general and the Long Island region in particular. By establishing the marine resources advisory council the legislature publicly declares its […]
13-0355 – Recreational Marine Fishing Registration.
§ 13-0355. Recreational marine fishing registration. 1. Definitions of registrations; privileges. A recreational marine fishing registration entitles the holder who is sixteen years of age or older to take fish from the waters of the marine and coastal district and to take migratory fish of the sea from all waters of the state, except as […]
13-0360 – Special Management Areas.
§ 13-0360. Special management areas. 1. For purposes of this section: (a) “artificial reef” shall mean a hard structure, deliberately placed in a marine or coastal water body for the purpose of imitating environmental conditions found on natural underwater rock outcroppings, shellfish reefs or coral reefs; and (b) “wreck” shall mean an abandoned shipwreck which […]
13-0371 – Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact.
§ 13-0371. Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact. 1. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact as first enacted by chapter 500 of the laws of 1941, and as reenacted by chapter 474 of the laws of 1961, is hereby continued. The compact is as follows: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT The contracting states solemnly agree: Article […]
13-0343-A – Fish Pots and Traps; Restrictions.
§ 13-0343-a. Fish pots and traps; restrictions. 1. No person shall utilize commercial fishing gear commonly known as “fish pots” or “fish traps” within five hundred feet of any artificial reef. The department may publish a list of artificial reef sites and locations where the placing of pots or traps is prohibited. 2. The department […]
13-0344 – Fish, Shellfish and Crustacea; Dumping.
§ 13-0344. Fish, shellfish and crustacea; dumping. It shall be unlawful for any person who has been requested or signaled to stop by any police or peace officer, to throw or dump into the water any fish, shellfish or crustacea, or the contents of any pail, bag, barrel or any container which may be used […]
13-0345 – Protection of Waters; Cesspools and Drains.
§ 13-0345. Protection of waters; cesspools and drains. 1. Sludge, acid or refuse from oil works, sugar houses or other manufactories, sewage or any substance injurious to shellfish culture or fish, or which shall in any manner affect the flavor, odor, color, or sanitary condition of such shellfish so as to injuriously affect the sale […]
13-0347 – Management of Striped Bass in Marine Waters.
§ 13-0347. Management of striped bass in marine waters. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary: 1. Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) taken by hook and line for recreational purposes, shall not be possessed, bought, sold or offered for sale when less than twenty-four inches in total length. 2. Striped bass less than twenty-four inches […]
13-0349 – Taking of Fish for Commercial Purposes.
§ 13-0349. Taking of fish for commercial purposes. 1. No person shall take food fish, shellfish, or crustacea from the waters of the marine and coastal district for commercial purposes using a commercial fishing vessel longer than seventy feet in registered length. For purposes of this section a person shall be presumed to be taking […]
13-0340-A – Weakfish (Cynoscion Regalis).
§ 13-0340-a. Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis). The department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-five, fix by regulation measures for the management of weakfish (Cynoscion regalis), including size limits, catch and possession limits, open and closed seasons, closed areas, restrictions on the manner of taking and landing, requirements for permits and eligibility therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements […]