Sections
§ 901 Purpose of chapter; policy of State; interstate fishery management … 7
§ 902 Application of chapter 7
§ 903 Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; authority; … 7
§ 903A Striped bass quotas and tags 7
§ 904 Advisory Council on Tidal Finfisheries; establishment; organization; … 7
§ 906 Definitions 7
§ 907 Equipment and methods used for fishing for game fish 7
§ 908 Equipment and methods used for fishing for bait fish 7
§ 909 Fishing for bait fish in tidal waters 7
§ 910 Types of fishing equipment and methods used for fishing for food fish 7
§ 911 Scientific permit; issuance; information; expiration; report; … 7
§ 912 Sale, trade and/or barter of game fish 7
§ 913 Sale, trade and/or barter of food fish 7
§ 914 Commercial food fishing license; requirements and fees 7
§ 915 Food fishing equipment permit; requirements, fees and restrictions 7
§ 916 Finfisheries Development Fund 7
§ 917 Areas restricted for using certain fishing equipment 7
§ 918 Interfering with fishing equipment 7
§ 919 Menhaden fishing; penalties 7
§ 920 Marking requirement for fishing equipment; exception for minnow … 7
§ 921 Identification requirements for equipment 7
§ 922 Length restrictions on certain nets 7
§ 923 Gill nets; restrictions on use; seasons 7
§ 924 Unattended fishing equipment 7
§ 925 Fishing with explosives, chemicals, poisons and other devices; … 7
§ 926 Extracting oil or making fertilizer from food and game fish; penalty 7
§ 927 Fishing with trawl nets, purse seines, run around gill nets; penalty; … 7
§ 928 Interstate transfer of finfish 7
§ 928A Trade in shark fins; penalty 7
§ 929 Size limits on finfish; exceptions 7
§ 930 Striped bass spawning areas 7
§ 931 Theft and attempted theft of fishing equipment or finfish from … 7
§ 932 Removal and inspection of fishing equipment by authorized personnel; … 7
§ 933 Search of persons, boats, vessels and commercial facilities 7
§ 934 Seizure and forfeiture of finfish 7
§ 935 Sale of seized finfish 7
§ 936 Enforcement; penalties; seizure and forfeiture of illegally used … 7
§ 937 Suspension or refusal to issue commercial finfishing license 7
§ 938 Creel limits on finfish; exceptions 7
§ 939 Fishing seasons; exception 7
§ 940 Food fish dealer permits 7
§ 941 Headboat/charter boat fishing permits; reporting requirements 7
§ 942 Control of invasive finfish species 7
§ 943 Tagging striped bass 7

Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 7 > Chapter 9 - Finfishing in Tidal Waters

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