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Can I keep any HMS catch if fishing with a drift gillnet under 14 inchesstretched mesh as permitted by state regulations?

April 26, 2017catch drift fishing gillnet HMS mesh permitted State

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Can I keep any HMS catch if fishing with a drift gillnet under 14 inchesstretched mesh as permitted by state regulations?

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A. A drift gillnet vessel with a stretched mesh size less than 14 inches will not be able to target HMS, although an incidental landing of 10 HMS per trip, other than swordfish, will be allowed to minimize bycatch while fishing for state managed species.