Wednesday, January 03, 2007

 

Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service has changed the date of the public hearing on the proposed blue crab regulations from Tuesday, January 9, 2007 to Friday, January 19, 2007, 6:00 pm at the Tawes State Office Building, C-1, 580 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401.

The proposed regulation clarifies and corrects crab regulations regarding crab pots, channel pounds and bank traps and recreational crabbing catch limits. The text appeared in the December 22, 2006 Maryland Register, Volume 33, Issue 26. Public comment will be accepted through January 22, 2007.

All interested parties are invited to attend and give their views. Sign Language interpreters and other appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request.