2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 13 - Marine and Coastal Resources › Title 3 - Marine Fisheries › 13-0341 - Trawls; Use Prohibited in Certain Waters.

§ 13-0341. Trawls; use prohibited in certain waters.
For  the  purposes  of this chapter, a trawl shall be defined as a net
  which is towed or dragged through the water column,  capturing  fish  by
  straining  the  water,  but  shall  not include a seine which is used to
  encircle fish. The term trawl shall include but not be  limited  to  the
  otter  trawl, the beam trawl, the Paranzella or two-boat trawl, the pair
  trawl, the Danish seine and the Scottish seine. Trawls shall not be  set
  or  used  in  the  water  areas  of the marine district described in the
  following subdivisions:
1. In the waters of the county of Richmond  and  in  the  counties  of
  Kings  or  Queens,  northerly and westerly of a line from the sea end of
  the breakwater at Rockaway Point to Romer  Shoal  lighthouse,  including
  Jamaica Bay and its adjacent bays, inlets, creeks and basins.
2.  a. In the Atlantic Ocean within one-half mile of the coastline and
  in all connecting tidal waters inshore of the coastline,  from  Rockaway
  Inlet Jetty at Rockaway Point to the Town of Babylon bathing pavilion at
  Cedar  Island  Beach, and in all tidal waters inshore of a line from the
  Town of Babylon bathing pavilion to the sea buoy (BW S-I, Bell)  at  the
  entrance  of  Fire  Island  Inlet  and thence to the seaward end of Fire
  Island Inlet Jetty at Democrat Point.
b. Seaward of Rockaway Inlet within an arc with a radius  of  one  and
  one-half  miles measured from the point at 40°32.4' N latitude, 73°56.5'
  W longitude, which is at or near the  most  southerly  terminus  of  the
  Rockaway Inlet Jetty at Rockaway Point.
c.  Seaward  of East Rockaway Inlet within an arc with a radius of one
  and one-half miles measured from  the  point  at  40°34.9'  N  latitude,
  73°45.3' W longitude, which is at or near the most southerly terminus of
  the East Rockaway Inlet Jetty at Silver Point.
d.  Seaward  of  Jones  Inlet within an arc with a radius of two miles
  measured from the point at 40°34.4' N latitude,  73°34.6'  W  longitude,
  which is at or near the most southerly terminus of the East (Short Beach
  side) Inlet Jetty, during the period January 1 through June 14.
e.  Seaward  of  Fire  Island Inlet within an arc with a radius of two
  miles measured from  the  point  at  40°37.2'  N  latitude,  73°18.4'  W
  longitude,  which  is at or near the most southerly terminus of the Fire
  Island Inlet Jetty at  Democrat  Point,  during  the  period  January  1
  through June 14.
3.  In  Mecox  Inlet within one-half mile of the narrowest part of the
  mouth of such inlet and seaward of Moriches and Shinnecock Inlets within
  separate arcs each with a radius of one and one-half miles measured from
  a point for Moriches Inlet at 40°45.4' N latitude, 72°45.2' W longitude,
  and for Shinnecock Inlet at 40°50.2' N latitude, 72°28.3'  W  longitude,
  which points are midway between the points at the most southerly termini
  of the east and west jetties at the entrance to each inlet.
4.  In  the  Harlem  River  and  the  East River east of the Robert F.
  Kennedy Bridge and in Long Island  Sound  west  of  a  line  drawn  from
  Hewlett's  (King's) Point to the north end of Hart Island, thence to the
  south end of Glen Island, and in their adjacent bays, coves, creeks  and
  confluent waters.
5.  In  Flanders Bay, Great Peconic Bay, Little Peconic Bay, Noyac Bay
  and Shelter Island Sound, including all waters forming a part thereof or
  tributary thereto, lying westerly of an imaginary  line  extending  from
  the most southerly point of Orient State Park to the most easterly point
  of  Shelter  Island,  also  known  as Ram Head, and from this point in a
  generally southerly direction to  the  most  northerly  point  of  Cedar
  Point, including all of Orient Harbor, Hallock Bay and Northwest Harbor.
6.  In  the  county  of  Suffolk  in  the  waters lying westerly of an
  imaginary line extending in a southerly direction from the most easterly

  end of Plum Island to the most northerly end of  Gardiners  Island,  and
  westerly  of  Gardiners  Island,  and  westerly of a line extending in a
  southerly direction from the most southerly end of Gardiners  Island  to
  Goff  Point;  provided,  however,  that vessels and motorboats owned and
  operated by citizens who are residents of the state may be used in  such
  waters  in  connection  with  the operation of trawls and other types of
  nets towed by such boats and vessels. Nothing in this subdivision  shall
  be  construed  as  legalizing  the operation of any trawls in the waters
  described in subdivision 5 of this section.
7. In Long Island Sound, including all waters forming a  part  thereof
  or  which  are  tributary thereto: a. west of an imaginary line from the
  New  York-Connecticut  boundary  shore  line  extending   easterly   and
  southerly  to Eaton's Point Neck on Long Island from April 1 to November
  1.
b. South of a line from Hewlett Point on Great Neck eastward to  Sands
  Point  on  Manhassett  Neck,  then to Matinicock Point, then to Oak Neck
  Point, then to Rocky Point at Centre Island, then to Lloyd  Point,  then
  to  Eaton's Neck Point, buoy 13, then to buoy "1" (privately maintained)
  off the Northport Power Plant, then to buoy "NR" off the  north  of  the
  Nissequogue  river, then to buoy "1" off Stony Brook Harbor, and then to
  Crane Neck Point.
c. In the Nissequogue River.
d. Within Stony Brook Harbor.
e. Within one-half  mile  of  the  shore  between  an  imaginary  line
  extending  north  from  Crane Neck Point and an imaginary line extending
  north from the shore intersect of  the  Riverhead-Brookhaven  town  line
  near  Wading River, including all bays, harbors and tributaries landward
  thereof, including  Port  Jefferson  Harbor,  Conscience  Bay,  Setauket
  Harbor and Mount Sinai Harbor.
f.  Within  one  mile  of  the shore of Fishers Island, or between the
  shore of Fishers Island and the Connecticut-New York State boundary line
  wherever such boundary line is within less than one mile of the shore of
  Fishers Island.
8. In the waters of the Great South Bay, Moriches Bay  and  Shinnecock
  Bay, including all tidal waters and all waters forming a part thereof or
  tributary thereto.
9.  The  department is authorized to adopt regulations prescribing the
  minimum size net mesh,  and  the  manner  in  which  such  nets  may  be
  possessed and used, in trawl fisheries for summer and winter flounder.