PUBLIC NOTICE
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
FISHERIES SERVICE
COMMERCIAL HORSESHOE CRAB FISHERY CLOSURE

The Secretary of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) pursuant to Code of Maryland Regulation 08.02.10.01 F(5) announces that the commercial horseshoe crab fishery for the Chesapeake Bay, its tributaries and the Atlantic Ocean, its coastal bays and their tributaries will close effective 11:29 p.m., Monday, September 25 , 2006. The quota of 170,653 crabs is projected to be caught by this closure date.

C. Ronald Franks
Secretary
Maryland Department of Natural Resources