Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.01 - Shrimping

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Shrimping is
			 regulated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources under
			 authority of
Code of Ala. 1975
, Section
			 9-2-4.
(2) Individuals operating a licensed
			 recreational shrimp boat taking bait shrimp from an area designated by law as
			 an exclusive saltwater bait area are limited to one (1) gallon of shrimp with
			 heads attached per boat per day.
(3) Individuals taking shrimp, for
			 recreational purposes, in an area open to commercial shrimping by means of a
			 cast net and without the use of a boat, are limited to no more than five (5)
			 gallons of shrimp with heads on per person per day.
(4) The taking, catching or attempting to
			 take or catch shrimp by trawl, seine, cast net or by any means whatsoever, or
			 the taking, catching or attempting to take or catch any other seafoods by use
			 of a trawl, for any purpose is prohibited in the following Nursery Areas:
(a) Portersville Bay which is defined as
			 those waters north of a line extending from Barron Point on Mon Louis Island
			 (30°19.110'N - 88°11.519'W), thence to the south shore of Marsh Island
			 (30°19.201'N - 88°13.473'W) thence to the south shoreline of the Isle
			 aux Herbes (Coffee Island) (30°19.466'N -88°15.346'W)and then along the
			 western shoreline of the Isle aux Herbes to a point on the mainland due north
			 of the northern tip of the Isle aux Herbes (30°22.008'N -
			 88°15.543'W).
(b) Heron Bay
			 which is described as that body of water lying north of a line extending from
			 Barry Point on Mon Louis Island (30°19.883'N - 88°08.999'W) south
			 southeast to Cedar Point (30°18.594'N - 88°08.278'W).
(c) That portion of Mississippi Sound north
			 of the Intracoastal Waterway and east of a line extending from Barron Point on
			 Mon Louis Island (30°19.110'N - 88°11.519'W), southeasterly to Range
			 Marker "D" on the Intracoastal Waterway.
(d) All of Weeks Bay, except shrimp may be
			 taken for bait with a dip net that measures no more than twelve inches (12") by
			 twelve inches (12").
(e) All
			 rivers, streams, creeks and bayous (except that portion of Blakely River
			 designated by law as an exclusive bait shrimping area). For the purpose of this
			 regulation, the mouth of the Mobile River is defined as a line beginning at the
			 southernmost tip of Pinto Island (30°40.033'N - 88°01.647'W) and
			 running due west to a point on the mainland (30°39.952'N
			 -88°02.002'W).
(f) All waters
			 north of the southernmost edge of the Interstate Highway 10 eastbound lane
			 (except that portion of Interstate Highway 10 which lies north of U.S. Highway
			 90 (Battleship Parkway), in which case the line follows the southernmost edge
			 of the Battleship Parkway).
(g)
			 That portion of Bon Secour Bay within 2500 feet of the mouth of Weeks
			 Bay.
(h) Theodore Industrial
			 Canal.
(i) That portion of Mobile
			 Bay north and west of a line running from the intersection of the Dog River
			 Bridge with the Dog River Channel east along the northern edge of the Dog River
			 Channel to its intersection with the Mobile Ship Channel then north along the
			 west side of the Mobile Ship Channel to the Upper Reach Rear Range (located on
			 the north side of Arlington Channel) then north and east of a line running
			 southeast to the charted position of Mobile Ship Channel marker #78 then
			 southeast to the charted position of the center of Mayday Pier (30°35.966'N
			 - 87°54.85'W) then eastward along the center of Mayday Pier to its
			 intersection with land, except in this area only, persons may use a cast net to
			 catch or attempt to catch shrimp for bait or noncommercial purposes not to
			 exceed one gallon of shrimp per person per day. There shall be a 300 foot
			 safety buffer along the western edge of the Mobile Ship Channel where towing a
			 trawl shall be allowed for turning by vessels.
(j) Pursuant to Section
			 9-12-46,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, from 6:00a.m. August 15 each year until 6:00 a.m. October 1
			 each year, that portion of Mobile Bay extending out from and parallel to the
			 shoreline one-half nautical mile beginning at the center of Mayday Pier and
			 then south to the northern edge of the Point Clear Channel, except in this area
			 only, persons may use a cast net to catch or attempt to catch shrimp for bait
			 or non-commercial purposes not to exceed one gallon of shrimp per person per
			 day.
(k) All waters in Mobile
			 County north of a line beginning at the Mississippi State line running east to
			 the eastern tip of South Rigolets (30°21.120'N - 88°23.490'W) then
			 northeast to the southwest tip of Point Aux Pins (30°22.271'N
			 -88°18.888'W) then east to the charted position of the "BC" Beacon in the
			 Bayou La Batre Ship Channel and then southeast to the northwest point of the
			 middle cut that bisects Coffee Island (Isle Aux Herbes) defined as
			 30°20.785'N - 88°15.721'W.
(l) North of Lillian Bridge in Baldwin
			 County.
(m) Little Lagoon Pass in
			 Baldwin County and within 100 yards of the north and south entrance of Little
			 Lagoon Pass.
(n) Perdido Pass in
			 Baldwin County which is defined as those waters north of Perdido Pass Channel
			 Markers #1 and #2 and south of the charted position of channel marker #12 in
			 Terry Cove.