Feb 20 2009
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Holding Public Meeting on Summer Flounder to Reduce Recreational Limit by 32% for 2009
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service will hold a public meeting at the Ocean Pines Library located at 11107 Cathell Road in Berlin, MD to discuss regulations for the 2009 summer flounder fishery on Monday, February 23rd at 5:30PM.
DNR is required to reduce the 2009 recreational summer flounder catch in Maryland by 32%. This reduction is necessary to mitigate exceeding harvest targets last year.
Options being discussed at the meeting will include increasing minimum size limits, reducing creel limits and shortening the fishing season.
Public comment at this meeting will assist DNR in deciding on the options that will be presented as proposed regulations in the coming weeks.
More information is available online at www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries.
Options selected by the DNR will be available for public feed back on the draft regulation website after the meeting.
For more information, please contact Steve Doctor at 410 -213 -1531 or Mike Luisi at 410 -260 – 8341.
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