The compliance guides below are for trap/pot fishermen in Northeast/Mid-Atlantic American lobster trap/pot fisheries, Massachusetts mixed species trap/pot fisheries, Atlantic blue crab trap/pot fishery, and Atlantic mixed species trap/pot which includes, but is not limited to: crab (red, Jonah, and rock), hagfish, finfish (black sea bass, scup, tautog, cod, haddock, pollock, redfish (ocean perch), and white hake), conch/whelk, and shrimp.
Compliance Guides
Northeast Lobster/Jonah Crab Trap/Pot 2021 Summary (PDF, 4 pages)
Gear Marking Requirement Illustrations (PDF, 4 pages)
Approved Weak Inserts (Videos and Images)
Approved Weak Ropes (images)
LMA 3 Weak Rope Workshop (Register to join or watch recording)
2021 Modifications for Northeast Lobster/Jonah Crab Trap/Pot Fisheries
- Maine Summary Guide
- New Hampshire Summary Guide
- Massachusetts Summary Guide
- Rhode Island Summary Guide
- LMA 3 Summary Guide
Northeast (Updated 2022) (PDF, 64 pages)
Mid-Atlantic (PDF, 20 pages)
Southeast (PDF, 18 pages)
Southeast Blue Crab (PDF, 2 pages)
North Carolina Black Sea Bass (PDF, 2 pages)
South Carolina/Georgia Black Sea Bass (PDF, 2 pages)
Florida Black Sea Bass (PDF, 2 pages)
