13- 188 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 13
Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024
The Commissioner may close any portion of Maine's territorial waters to harvesting through emergency rulemaking if the Department has information that indicates there is a likelihood that between 30 percent and 40 percent of the harvestable biomass has been removed. Such closures are established for conservation purposes, to protect the resource from unusual damage or imminent depletion.
13- 188 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 13