Crabs and Lobsters - Subchapter D of Chapter 2 Fishing Regulation of Title 16 Natural Resources and Recreation

TITLE 16 11 mixed gastropods per person per day (see special regulations for Trochus and Giant Clam). Marine gastropods harvest must be preserved whole until cooked or frozen. Ornamental shell collectors shall be limited to ten (10) specimens per species and can possess the shell without having to preserve the animal. Any fragments of shells shall count as one (1) specimen. (1) Marine gastropods taken for personal use shall not be sold, traded or bartered. (2) Exception: The personal harvest of selected conchs is permitted. No more than one thousand (1,000) per day per person combined of the species Strombus fragi l is , Strombus gibberelus, Strombus Luhuanes, locally referred to dogas, may be taken. Section 15312.7. Harvest of Marine Bivalves (clams, oysters, and mussels) Other Than Tridacna for Personal Use (species specific regulations take priority over this regulations, see Tridacna clams). (a) Marine bivalves taken locally for personal use shall not be sold, traded or bartered. (b) Harvest shall be limited to two hundred (200) pieces, shells included of bivalves combined per person per day. Marine bivalves taken must be preserved whole until cooked or frozen. Ornamental shell collectors shall be limited to ten (10) specimens per species and can possess the shell without having to preserve the animal. A single valve (half of the shell) or any part thereof shall be counted as one (1) specimen. (c) There shall be no export of locally-caught marine bivalves. Subsection 15312.8. Harvest of Other Marine Invertebrates, Including Holothurians and Echinoderms. (a) Marine invertebrates taken locally for personal use shall not be sold, traded or bartered. (b) Harvest shall be limited to one hundred (100) pieces combined per person per day. (c) There shall be no export of locally-caught marine invertebrate. SUBCHAPTER D. Crabs and Lobsters. Section 15313.0. Commercial Harvest of Crabs. Section 15313.1. Taking of Crabs for Personal Use. Section 15313.0. Commercial Harvest of Crabs and/or Spiny Lobster Other Than Coconut Crab (Birgus latro). (a) Size Limit and Individuals with Eggs. No spiny lobster shall be taken with a carapace (body shell, does not include tail or antennas) length TITLE 16 12 less than four (4) inches, measured from the dorsal posterior end of the carapace to the point between the two horns over the eyes, see illustration. No spiny lobster carrying eggs shall be taken. (See Exhibit 9) No crabs or slipper lobster (Scyllarides spp.)with a carapace (shell) width less than (3) inches or carrying eggs shall be taken (see illustration). (See Exhibit 10) The land crab, Cardisoma carnifex, may be collected at any size, but still may not be collected when carrying eggs. Evidence of removal of eggs (orange to brown colored mass attached under tail) shall be considered prima facie evidence of violation of this Section of the Regulation. Crabs and spiny lobster must be preserved whole until cooked or frozen. (b) There shall be no commercial export of crabs or spiny lobsters. (c) Gear. It shall be illegal to puncture, impale or spear crabs and/or spiny lobster intended for sale; only devices which do not impose any physical harm to the crabs and/or spiny lobster may be utilized for harvest. Any crabs or spiny lobster in confinement shall be considered taken and subject to harvest regulations. Upon harvest, crabs and lobster are not to be impaled for confinement (stringers are prohibited). Any sub-legal crab or spiny lobster injured due to attempted harvest will be viewed as take. Section 15313.1. Taking of Crabs and/or Spiny Lobster (Panulirus s p . ) Other Than Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) for Personal Use . (a) Size Limit and Individuals with Eggs. No lobster with a carapace length less than three and one- half (3 1/2) inches, measured from the dorsal posterior end of the carapace to the point between the two (2) horns over the eyes or carrying eggs shall be taken (see illustration). No crabs of the genus Etisus (Red Reef Crab), Carpilius (seven-eleven crab), Scylla (Mangrove crab) or slipper lobster (Scyllarides spp) with a carapace width less than two (2) inches or carrying eggs shall be taken, except for the land crab, Cardisoma carnifex, which can be collected at any size, except when it is carrying eggs. Evidence of removal of eggs (orange to brown colored mass attached under tail) shall TITLE 16 13 be considered prima facie evidence of violation of this Section of the Regulation. Crabs and lobster must be preserved whole until cooked or frozen. (b) Shells of crabs and lobsters taken for personal use shall not be sold, traded or bartered. (c) Gear. It shall be illegal to puncture, impale or spear crabs and/or spiny lobster; only devices which do not impose any physical harm to the crabs and/or spiny lobster may be utilized for harvest. Any crabs and/or spiny lobster not complying with the minimum harvest size requirements must be released immediately. Any crabs or spiny lobster in confinement shall be considered taken and subject to harvest regulations. Upon harvest, crabs and lobster are not to be impaled for confinement (stringers are prohibited). Any sub-legal crab or lobster injured due to attempted harvest will be viewed as take. SUBCHAPTER E. Coconut Crabs. Section 15314.0. Commercial Harvest of Coconut Crabs. Section 15314.1. Taking of Coconut Crabs for Personal Use. Section 15314.0. (a) Size Limit and Individuals with Eggs . The commercial harvest or sale of coconut crabs with a carapace width less than four (4) inches is prohibited (see illustration). Coconut crabs must be preserved whole until cooked or frozen. Any coconut crab not complying with the commercial harvest minimum size requirements must be released immediately. Any coconut crab in confinement will be considered taken and subject to harvest regulations. No coconut crabs shall be taken, while they are carrying eggs. Evidence of removal of eggs (orange to brown colored mass attached under tail) shall be considered prima facie evidence of violation of this Section of the Regulation. Any sub-legal crab injured due to attempted harvest will be viewed as take. (Exhibit 11) (b) Bag Limit. No more than fifty (50) individually locally-caught coconut crabs may be sold per year. Coconut crabs must be preserved whole until cooked or frozen. Section 15314.1. Harvest of Coconut Crab for Personal Use . (a) S ize Limit and Individuals with Eggs. For personal use, the harvest of coconut crabs with a carapace with less than three (3) inches is prohibited (see illustration). Any coconut crab not complying with the minimum size requirements must be released immediately. Any coconut crab in confinement will be considered taken and subject to harvest regulations.