13-188 C.M.R. ch. 41, § 40 - Noncommercial Menhaden Fishing
The following limitations apply to individuals holding a noncommercial menhaden license issued under 12 MRS §6502-C.
The holder of a noncommercial menhaden license may fish for, take or possess menhaden from May 1 to November 30.
It is unlawful to use any gear type other than the following when targeting menhaden: bait gillnets (including anchored/staked gillnets or drift gill nets), hand seines, cast nets, and fish traps.
Bait gillnets cannot exceed 500 feet in length. A hand seine is defined as a seine solely operated by hand with no option to be cinched or pursed by the footrope.
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The following limitations apply to individuals holding a noncommercial menhaden license issued under 12 MRS §6502-C.
The holder of a noncommercial menhaden license may fish for, take or possess menhaden from May 1 to November 30.
It is unlawful to use any gear type other than the following when targeting menhaden: bait gillnets (including anchored/staked gillnets or drift gill nets), hand seines, cast nets, and fish traps.
Bait gillnets cannot exceed 500 feet in length. A hand seine is defined as a seine solely operated by hand with no option to be cinched or pursed by the footrope.