A license is required to take fish or bait species. What are bait species?
The list of bait species includes several fish species found in the marine district: banded killifish, mummichug, striped killifish, tidewater silverside, Atlantic silverside, sand lance or “sand eels”, bay anchovy, sheepshead minnow, and mullet species. Additionally, green crabs, fiddler crabs, hermit crabs, Asian or Japanese shore crab, and several shrimp species are listed as bait species. Do I need a license to take blue crabs? No. A license is NOT required to take blue crabs in either the marine or inland district. Do I need a Marine Waters license to take squid using a squid jig? No. Squid jigs are not capable of catching fish or bait species, therefore no license is required.
