WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 665

FISHERY AND THE OBJECTIVES AND CONSERVATION AND
MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR THE FISHERY.

[(a)] (B) The Department shall prepare [a comprehensive] FISHERY
management [plan for the harvesting of] PLANS FOR THE FOLLOWING SPECIES:

(1) Striped bass or rockfish;

(2) White perch; [and]

(3) Yellow perch[.];

(4) AMERICAN SHAD;

(5) HICKORY SHAD;

(6) OYSTERS;

(7) BLUE CRABS;

(8) BLUE FISH;

(9) HERRING;

(10) WEAKFISH OR SPOTTED SEA TROUT;

(11) CROAKER;

(12) SPOT;

(13) SUMMER FLOUNDER;

(14) AMERICAN EEL;

(15) RED DRUM; AND

(16) BLACK DRUM; AND

(17) SPOTTED SEA TROUT.

(C) (1) CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT MEASURES ADOPTED
UNDER A FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE:

(I) SHALL PREVENT OVERFISHING WHILE ATTEMPTING :
TO ACHIEVE THE BEST AND MOST EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF THE
STATE'S FISHERY RESOURCES;

(II) SHALL BE BASED ON THE BEST INFORMATION I
AVAILABLE;

(III) MAY NOT DISCRIMINATE UNFAIRLY AMONG GROUPS
OF FISHERMEN OR HAVE ECONOMIC ALLOCATION AS ITS SOLE PURPOSE;

(IV) SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AND ALLOW FOR

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