322 CMR, § 6.16 - Atlantic Sturgeon Prohibition
(1)
Definition. Atlantic Sturgeon means that species of
fish known as Acipenser oxyrhynchus.
(2)
Purpose.
Massachusetts needs to comply with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission Atlantic Sturgeon Management Plan that requests states to adopt
either an elimination of all sturgeon harvest or a minimum size of seven feet.
Since there is no directed fishery for sturgeon in Massachusetts and the state
has already declared the sturgeon an endangered species, a prohibition on the
landing and possession of sturgeon is appropriate. Now, both the Atlantic
sturgeon and the endangered short-nosed sturgeon cannot be landed or
possessed.
(3)
Prohibition. It is prohibited and unlawful for any
person to land or possess any Atlantic sturgeon.
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