1.
Species
The holder of a spat collection license may fish for, take,
possess, or sell the spat of Placopecten magellanicus (sea
scallop). It is unlawful to sell, or to place onto a lease or license site, any
other species taken as by catch when fishing for scallop spat.
2.
Maximum Size
It is unlawful to possess or sell scallop spat whose shells
are more than 2 inches in the longest diameter.
3.
Gear
A. The holder of a spat collection license
may deploy up to 15 vertical lines, with a maximum of 30 spat collection bags
on each line. The holder of a spat collection license may not deploy lines
horizontally.
B. Spat bags may be
constructed using mesh no larger than 1 cm, with settlement components inside
the bags such as fine meshed material that increase the surface area inside the
bags.
C. Bags may be no larger than
4 feet by 4 feet, when laid flat on a surface.
D. Each surface buoy must be marked with
letters "SC", the license number, and the number of the vertical line (numbered
consecutively, up to a maximum of 15).
E. The holder of a spat collection is exempt
from any closures established in 11.08, 11.09, and 11.12 for the purpose of
scallop spat collection.
F.
Vertical lines must be rigged to conform to whale take reduction protocols
specified in Chapter 75.
4.
Season
A. The holder of a spat collection license is
exempt from the scallop season established in 11.11 for the purpose of scallop
spat collection.
B. It is unlawful
to have any have spat collection lines and bags in the coastal waters during
the month of July.
5.
Record Keeping
The holder of a spat collection license must maintain records
pertaining to their collection activities and spat sales on forms supplied by
the Department. These records must be made available to the Department upon
request and must comply with the following:
A. The records must be complete, accurate and
legible;
B. The records must be
retained for a minimum of three years.
