Sportfishing and Boating Newspaper in Ocean City, Maryland

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MD closes sea bass fishery from January 1st to February 28th

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

The Secretary of Maryland Department of Natural Resources, pursuant to Code of Maryland Regulation 08.02.05.21F, announces the recreational black sea bass fishery will be closed from 12:01 a.m. January 1, 2015 through 11:59 p.m. February 28, 2015. The Department will establish the season, catch limit, and minimum size for the recreational black sea bass fishery for the remainder of 2015 in a later notice.