Frank Kearney
03-17-2009, 04:12 AM
Fishery Issues that will be discussed at the VMRC meeting on Tuesday March 24th starting around noon:
13. PUBLIC COMMENTS
14. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed amendments to Regulation 4VAC20-270, “Pertaining to Crabbing” to reinstate the dates of the crabbing season as March 17 through November 30.
15. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed amendments to Regulation 4VAC20-530, “Pertaining to American Shad” to allow for an American Shad bycatch fishery in 2009.
16. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed amendments to Regulation 4VAC20-950, “Pertaining to Black Sea Bass” to raise the recreational fishery minimum size limit to 12 ½ inches.
17. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed regulation to allow a special oyster relaying season in the Rappahannock River in April, 2009 on Russ Rock and Little Carter Rock.
18. PUBLIC HEARING: William Haynie request to license and locate a pound net in Chesapeake Bay near Hughlett Point
19. PUBLIC HEARING: Dirk Sanford request to license and locate two pound nets in Chesapeake Bay near the Bay Bridge-Tunnel and Lynnhaven Inlet
20. PUBLIC HEARING: Charles Gregory request to license and locate a pound net in Chesapeake Bay near the Bay Bridge-Tunnel and Lynnhaven Inlet
21. REQUEST FOR PUBLIC HEARING: To establish 2009 regulations for the commercial harvest of blue crabs
22. REQUEST FOR PUBLIC HEARING: To establish closing dates of crab sanctuary as May1 through September 15th.
23. INDIVIDUAL APPEALS TO PLACE CERTAIN CRAB POT AND PEELER POT LICENSES ON A WAITING LIST
24. INDIVIDUAL CASES OF VIOLATION OF THE STRIPED BASS QUOTA RULES
25. VIRGINIA SEAFOOD COUNCIL: Request to modify their 2009/2010 field trials with the Asian oyster.
13. PUBLIC COMMENTS
14. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed amendments to Regulation 4VAC20-270, “Pertaining to Crabbing” to reinstate the dates of the crabbing season as March 17 through November 30.
15. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed amendments to Regulation 4VAC20-530, “Pertaining to American Shad” to allow for an American Shad bycatch fishery in 2009.
16. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed amendments to Regulation 4VAC20-950, “Pertaining to Black Sea Bass” to raise the recreational fishery minimum size limit to 12 ½ inches.
17. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed regulation to allow a special oyster relaying season in the Rappahannock River in April, 2009 on Russ Rock and Little Carter Rock.
18. PUBLIC HEARING: William Haynie request to license and locate a pound net in Chesapeake Bay near Hughlett Point
19. PUBLIC HEARING: Dirk Sanford request to license and locate two pound nets in Chesapeake Bay near the Bay Bridge-Tunnel and Lynnhaven Inlet
20. PUBLIC HEARING: Charles Gregory request to license and locate a pound net in Chesapeake Bay near the Bay Bridge-Tunnel and Lynnhaven Inlet
21. REQUEST FOR PUBLIC HEARING: To establish 2009 regulations for the commercial harvest of blue crabs
22. REQUEST FOR PUBLIC HEARING: To establish closing dates of crab sanctuary as May1 through September 15th.
23. INDIVIDUAL APPEALS TO PLACE CERTAIN CRAB POT AND PEELER POT LICENSES ON A WAITING LIST
24. INDIVIDUAL CASES OF VIOLATION OF THE STRIPED BASS QUOTA RULES
25. VIRGINIA SEAFOOD COUNCIL: Request to modify their 2009/2010 field trials with the Asian oyster.