Recreational gear license

The provisions of this Paragraph shall not be applicable to anyone over the age of sixty years. The provisions of this Paragraph shall not be applicable to any person who has been declared permanently disabled by a licensed physician. The gear fee for nonresidents is four times the gear fee for residents. An amount equal to twenty dollars from each license sold shall be credited to the Derelict Crab Trap Removal Program Account as provided in R. No recreational fisherman shall use gill nets, trammel nets, strike nets, or seines, except bait seines in compliance with R.

A valid recreational gear license may be transferred for temporary use only to a person holding a basic fishing license and having the same residency status as indicated on the license being transferred. Acts , No. July 9, ; Acts , No.

The license cannot be assigned or transferred and is required for ANY type of recreational finfish taken not included under the Recreational Commercial Gear License. The license is required to recreationally take finfish in the Coastal Fishing Waters, as defined by N. Purchase a license online! Authorizes fishing in coastal and joint waters during a license term. It does not authorize fishing in inland waters.

Statewide inland and coastal recreational fishing for residents during a license term. Includes fishing in Public Mountain Trout Waters, fishing in trout waters on game lands, and fishing in joint waters. Statewide hunting, inland and coastal recreational fishing for residents during a license term.

Includes the privileges of hunting for big game, hunting on game lands, hunting for waterfowl does not include the bear management e-stamp or federal duck stamp , fishing in Public Mountain Trout Waters, fishing in trout waters on game lands, and fishing in joint waters. Lifetime licenses are valid for the lifetime of the license-holder. Senior License Eligibility: Residents born on or before Aug. Those born after Aug. Statewide inland and coastal recreational fishing. The Recreational Commercial Gear License is an annual license that allows recreational fishermen to use limited amounts of commercial gear to harvest seafood for their personal consumption.

Seafood harvested under this license cannot be sold. Fishermen using this license must follow the regulations for recreational size and possession limits. Unlicensed individuals can assist in fishing, but at least one person must have this license if any of the gears listed below are used.

If on a vessel, the number of recreational possession limits of fish allowed is equal to the number of license holders aboard that vessel. This license cannot be transferred or assigned. For more information, read the guidelines and rules document below.

Recreational Commercial Gear License Application. Nets with 4 inch stretch mesh and greater may only be used if the recreational and commercial flounder seasons are open. No gill nets may be used west of the ferry landings in the Pamlico and Neuse rivers. Some areas require larger mesh or have a maximum mesh size, if unsure call DMF. Yardag e — For an individual, the maximum length is yards, for nets set from shore, a pier or a vessel. If a person is under 16 years of age, accompanied by a parent, grandparent or guardian who holds a RCGL, they are allowed the maximum of yards.

Marking Requirem ents — Two solid yellow buoys and one solid hot pink buoy at each end of the net see buoy requirements. Attenda nce — Must be immediately adjacent to the net either in a vessel, in the water or on shore and immediately available to work the net and no more than yards from the net at all times not in a building or structure.

Effective April 1, , during the months of June through October, all unattended gill nets 5. No metal tackle or metal crab traps in any public waters north of the Intracoastal Waterway in the Calcasieu River, in any waterbody in the Calcasieu River System north of the Intracoastal Waterway, or in Vermilion Bay from Cypremort Point, one mile offshore to Blue Point.

No crab traps in the Tchefuncte River. Owners must remove and properly dispose of or store crab traps that are no longer serviceable or no longer in use. Only the licensed crab trap owner or his agent may remove the contents of their crab traps or intentionally damage or destroy serviceable crab traps or their floats or lines.

You may harvest blue crabs recreationally year-round. However, you are required to remove your crab traps during any closures such as those for derelict crab trap cleanups. See the Derelict Crab Trap Removal page for more information. No baiting, tending, checking, or removing serviceable crab traps in use, the contents of such traps or their lines, buoys, or markers in public waters at night a half hour after legal sunset until a half hour before legal sunrise.

There is no recreational minimum size limit for blue crabs, stone crabs, or stone crab claws. The recreational possession limit for blue crabs is 12 dozen per person per day.

No one may harvest adult female crabs in the berry stage carrying eggs or young attached to the abdomen. You must return crabs in the berry stage immediately to the water. Certain WMAs and state and federal refuges may have different possession limits.

There is no minimum recreational size or possession limit for stone crabs or stone crab claws. Oyster Licenses and Permits. You may harvest oysters recreationally from a private lease only with written permission from the lessee or in public oyster areas open for oyster harvest. You may only cull oysters separating undersized oysters or dead shell and returning them to the water over the reefs where they were harvested.

Oyster harvest is prohibited in Sabine Lake.