Md. Code Regs. 08.02.12.03

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 12, June 14, 2024

Section 08.02.12.03 - Listing of Species

A.The following species are listed as in need of conservation:

(1) Striped bass (Morone saxatilis);

(2) American shad (Alosa sapidissima);

(3) Hickory shad (Alosa mediocris);

(4) Yellow perch (Perca flavescens);

(5) American oyster (Crassostrea virginica);

(6) Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus);

(7) All species of shark in the order:

(a) Carcharhiniformes

(b) Hexanchiformes;

(c) Lamniformes;

(d) Orectolobiformes;

(e) Squaliformes; and

(f) Squatiniformes;

(8) Conch:

(a) Knobbed whelk (Busycon carica),

(b) Channel whelk (Busycotypus canaliculatus), and

(c) Lightning whelk (Busycotypus sinistrum);

(9) Scup (Stenotomus chrysops);

(10) Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus);

(11) Monkfish (Lophius americanus);

(12) Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias);

(13) Swordfish (Xiphias gladius);

(14) Billfish:

(a) Atlantic Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans);

(b) Atlantic White Marlin (Kajikia albidus);

(c) Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus); and

(d) Roundscale Spearfish (Tetrapturus georgii);

(15) Walleye (Sander vitreus);

(16) Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradians);

(17) Snapper Grouper Complex:

(a) Queen snapper (Etelis oculatus);

(b) Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus);

(c) Gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus);

(d) Mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis);

(e) Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris);

(f) Cubera snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus);

(g) Dog snapper (Lutjanus jocu);

(h) Schoolmaster (Lutjanus apodus);

(i) Mahogany snapper (Lutjanus mahogoni);

(j) Vermilion snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens);

(k) Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus);

(l) Silk snapper (Lutjanus vivanus);

(m) Blackfin snapper (Lutjanus buccanella);

(n) Black snapper (Apsilus dentatus);

(o) Red porgy (Pagrus pagrus);

(p) Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus);

(q) Knobbed porgy (Calamus nodosus);

(r) Jolthead porgy (Calamus bajonado);

(s) Whitebone porgy (Calamus leucosteus);

(t) Saucereye porgy (Calamus calamus);

(u) Grass porgy (Calamus arctifrons);

(v) Longspine porgy (Stenotomus caprinus);

(w) White grunt (Haemulon plumieri);

(x) Black margate (Anistotremus surinamensis);

(y) Margate (Haemulon album);

(z) Tomtate (Haemulon aurolineatum);

(aa) Sailor's choice (Haemulon parra);

(bb) Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus);

(cc) Bluestriped grunt (Haemulon sciurus);

(dd) French grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum);

(ee) Cottonwick (Haemulon melanurum);

(ff) Spanish grunt (Haemulon macrostomum);

(gg) Smallmouth grunt (Haemulon chrysargeryum);

(hh) Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili);

(ii) Crevalle jack (Caranx hippos);

(jj) Blue runner (Caranx crysos);

(kk) Almaco jack (Seriola rivoliana);

(ll) Banded rudderfish (Seriola zonanta);

(mm) Bar jack (Caranx ruber);

(nn) Lesser amberjack (Seriola fasciata);

(oo) Yellow jack (Caranx bartholomaei);

(pp) Gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus);

(qq) Ocean triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen);

(rr) Queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula);

(ss) Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus);

(tt) Puddingwife (Halichoeres radiates);

(uu) Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber);

(vv) Black grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci);

(ww) Coney (Cephalopholis fulva);

(xx) Gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis);

(yy) Goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara);

(zz) Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata);

(aaa) Misty grouper (Epinephelus mystacinus);

(bbb) Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus);

(ccc) Red grouper (Epinephelus morio);

(ddd) Red hind (Epinephelus guttatus);

(eee) Rock hind (Epinephelus adscensionis);

(fff) Scamp (Mycteroperca phenax);

(ggg) Snowy grouper (Epinephelus niveatus);

(hhh) Speckled hind (Epinephelus drummondhayi);

(iii) Tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris);

(jjj) Warsaw grouper (Epinephelus nigritus);

(kkk) Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus);

(lll) Yellowedge grouper (Epinephelus flavolimbatus);

(mmm) Yellowfin grouper (Mycteroperca venenosa);

(nnn) Yellowmouth grouper (Mycteroperca interstitialis);

(ooo) Blueline tilefish (Caulolatilus microps);

(ppp) Golden tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps); and

(qqq) Sand tilefish (Malacanthus plumieri);

(18) Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus);

(19) Jonah crab (Cancer borealis);

(20) Cobia (Rachycentron canadum); and

(21) Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus).

B. The list of endangered and threatened species appears in COMAR 08.03.08.

Md. Code Regs. 08.02.12.03

Regulation .03 amended effective 40:4 Md. R. 344, eff.3/4/2013
Regulation .03A amended as an emergency provision effective June 17, 2013 (40:15 Md. R. 1225); emergency status extended to September 2, 2013 (40:19 Md. R. 1539)
Regulation .03 amended effective September 2, 2013 (40:17 Md. R. 1419); March 3, 2014 (41:4 Md. R. 299)
Regulation .03C amended effective February 11, 2008 (35:3 Md. R. 288); August 24, 2009 (36:17 Md. R. 1312); June 28, 2010 (37:13 Md. R. 851); amended effective 43:18 Md. R. 1017, eff. 9/12/2016; amended effective 45:6 Md. R. 318, eff. 3/26/2018; amended effective 50:24 Md. R. 1040, eff. 12/11/2023