

I may be totally wrong about dredging but if so, why are we spending all this money on a 5 yr. Maybe I should have said that there are former bars on large rivers that are now defunct, silted over, possibly from lack of activity. Mike, I was under the impression that dredging was off limits in the Severn, Magothy and others? Not true? I realize there are sanctuaries on those rivers that are off limits.

39☇.623' N, Long.ħ6☁8.167' W then running 277° True to the point of beginning.Ī third area in Somerset or Dorchester County will open either later this season or next season. 76☁7.432' W then running 272° True to a point defined by Lat. 76☁7.546' W then running 170° True to a pointĭefined by Lat. Running 111° True to a point defined by Lat. 76☁8.772' W then running 111° True to a point defined by Lat. 76☁8.868' W then running 5° True to a point defined by Lat. All of the waters of the Chesapeake Bay enclosed by a line beginningĪt a point defined by Lat. 76☁8.211' W then running 216° True to the point of beginning. 76☁8.825' W then running 122° True to a pointĭefined by Lat. Running 36° True to a point defined by Lat. 76☁8.659' W then running 304° True to a point defined by Lat. (b) All of the waters of Eastern Bay enclosed by a line beginning at a point defined by Lat. Running 210° True to the point of beginning and 76☁5.059' W then running 199° True to a point defined by Lat. 76☁5.511' W then running 91° True to a point defined by Lat. 76° 16.230' W then running 53° True to a pointĭefined by Lat. Running 313° True to a point defined by Lat. 76☁5.450' W then running 274° True to a point defined by Lat. (a) All of the waters of Eastern Bay enclosed by a line beginning at a point defined by Lat. (1) Queen Anne's County Power Dredge Study Areas: An individual may catch oysters only by power dredge in the areas listed in sections The legal text is as follows, and will appear in the Register in January.ĭ.

Buoys have been placed around these areas already. The areas to be opened include two locations in Eastern Bay and one location off of Swan Point near the mouth of the Chester River. The results of this study will be used to help determine whether additional areas should be opened to power dredging or if the Department should reconsider areas in which this gear is presently allowed. These areas and nearby control areas will be monitored for at least 5 years to determine if power dredging is beneficial, detrimental, or has no impact to oyster populations in these locations. physical characterization of bottom and biological/ecological data) was collected. Prior to opening, baseline information (i.e.

The areas have historically been closed to power dredging. The Department's criteria for the study sites included: 1) identification of zones in a range of salinities (low, medium and high) in Maryland 2) each power dredge study zone consisted of no more than 600 acres of bottom and 3) the bottom was currently not productive. On Decemthe Department established power dredge study zones in Kent and Queen Anne's counties to study the impacts of the power dredge fishery on oyster populations.
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