![]() Marine Mammal Take Reduction PlansĬommercial trap/pot fisheries, including crab species, are required to follow the rules and regulations in the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, visit the Marine Protected Resources webpage for the requirements. We are asking for the assistance of commercial crabbers in reporting any tagged crabs you may encounter to the NYSDEC Blue Crab Tagging Program page. For more information, please visit the Vessel Trip Reports page. Please note: Any person who is the holder of a marine commercial crab permit is required to submit a Vessel Trip Report (VTR) for each commercial fishing trip taken. For more information about specific blue crab management measures please visit the Commercial Limits for Lobsters, Crabs & Whelk page and be sure to review the crab pot regulations (link leaves DEC's website) page before setting your crab pots. Size limits and gear restrictions exist for the blue crab fishery. ![]() For more information about the commercial crab permit, please visit the Marine Permits and Licenses page. The commercial crab fishery is a limited entry fishery. The information you provide will help us better manage the New York blue crab fishery.Ī commercial crab permit is required to harvest blue crab commercially in New York. We are asking for the assistance of recreational crabbers in reporting their crab harvest using the Recreational Blue Crab Survey and reporting any tagged crabs you may encounter to the Blue Crab Tagging Program. Please contact us at 63 or for more information.įor more on this topic, view TNC's " Save the Terrapins" video (leaves DEC website). Do your part to help diamondback terrapins by installing TEDs on all the entrances to your pots.Ī small number of TEDs (provided by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Seatuck Environmental Association) will be available to crab pot fishers on a first come/first serve basis at no cost. Installation of TEDs on crab pots keep terrapins out and let blue crabs in. Once inside a crab pot, terrapin cannot find the exit they cannot surface or breathe, and they drown inside. Unfortunately, terrapins enter crab pots in search of food. This turtle species plays an important role in maintaining the health of saltmarsh ecosystems that many of our other marine species rely on.
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