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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.