4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-950-10

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 22, June 17, 2024

Section 4VAC20-950-10 - Purpose

The purposes of this chapter are to (i) reduce fishing mortality in the black sea bass fishery to ensure that overfishing does not occur, (ii) promote the health of the spawning stock biomass, (iii) improve the yield from the fishery, (iv) distribute shares of the black sea bass quota to those fishermen who demonstrate a previous history of participation in the fishery, and (v) encourage safe black sea bass aquaculture practices.

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 14, eff. March 1, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 17, Issue 3, eff. October 1, 2000; Volume 19, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2003; Volume 30, Issue 4, eff. October 1, 2013; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 21, eff. 6/1/2017.

Statutory Authority: § 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.