Vol 43 | 2018 Winter Issue | Jan 1, 2018
Article by Columns
The secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that the recreational black sea bass fishery will be closed from 12:01 a.m. January 1, 2018, through 11:59 p.m. February 28, 2018.
In order to implement the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Black Sea Bass, the department will establish the season, catch limit and minimum size for the recreational black sea bass fishery for the remainder of 2018 in a later notice.