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Paul J. Diodati
Director
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Division of Marine Fisheries
251 Causeway Street, Suite 400
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 626.1520
Fax (617) 626.1509

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Deval Patrick
Governor
Timothy P. Murray
Lt. Governor
Richard K. Sullivan, Jr.
Secretary
 Mary B. Griffin
Commissioner

April 15, 2011
MarineFisheries Advisory

Rules Governing the 2011 Commercial and Recreational Tautog Fishery

MarineFisheries has received a number of queries regarding the 2011 recreational and commercial tautog fisheries.  No changes were made to the rules governing these fisheries and the current rules are as follows:

Commercial Tautog

Open Season
Gear Type
Open Days
Trip Limit
Minimum Size
April 16 - May 15 or 28% of quota
All
All
40 fish/vessel
16"
September 1 - November 30
All
All
40 fish/vessel
16"

Recreational Tautog

Mode
Season
Bag Limit
Minimum Size
Private (shore or vessel)
Open
3 fish/angler
16"
For Hire
Open
3 fish/angler
16"

For more information, contact MarineFisheries at 617-626-1520 or online at
www.mass.gov/marinefisheries.