N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 13-0339-a: Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus), shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum), American eel (Anguil...

§ 13-0339-a. Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser

oxyrhynchus), shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser

brevirostrum), American eel (Anguilla rostrata), Atlantic

herring (Clupea horengus), American shad (Alosa

sapidissima), alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), blueback

herring (Alosa aestivalis), squid (cephalopoda), and

hickory shad (Alosa mediocris).

1. The department may fix, by regulation, measures for the management

of the following species:

a. Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) until December thirty-first, two

thousand twenty-nine,

b. American eel (Anguilla rostrata) until December thirty-first, two

thousand twenty-nine,

c. Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus and

brevirostrum) until December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-nine,

d. Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) until December thirty-first, two

thousand twenty-nine,

e. American shad (Alosa sapidissima) until December thirty-first, two

thousand twenty-eight,

f. alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) until December thirty-first, two

thousand twenty-eight,

g. blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) until December thirty-first,

two thousand twenty-nine,

h. squid (cephalopoda) until December thirty-first, two thousand

twenty-nine, and

i. hickory shad (Alosa mediocris) until December thirty-first, two

thousand twenty-eight.

2. Such management regulations may include size limits, catch and

possession limits, open and closed seasons, closed areas, restrictions

on the manner of taking and landing, requirements for permits and

eligibility therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements on the

amount and type of fishing effort and gear, and requirements relating to

transportation, possession and sale, provided that such regulations are

no less restrictive than requirements set forth in this chapter and

provided further that such regulations are consistent with the

compliance requirements of applicable fishery management plans adopted

by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and with applicable

provisions of fishery management plans adopted pursuant to the Federal

Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et seq.).