SB 6387-S.E - DIGEST

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/7/96)

     Declares the crab fishery open from October 1 through April 15.

     Requires public hearings prior to a closure of the fishery.

     Authorizes a licensee to fish for crabs with up to one hundred pots.

     Prohibits commercial crabbing from April 15 to October 1.