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2017-2018 Texas Commercial Fishing Guide
Commercial Bay-Shrimp Boats – Seasons, Limits and Gear Restrictions (Major Bays Only)
Location
Season (Dates)
Hours
Limits
Trawl Requirements
Major Bays
Spring Open Season
30 min. before
Bag: 800 pounds
Main Net:
May 15 – July 15
sunrise to 30 min. Size: No Limit
• No more than 1 net may be used at any one time as a main net.
after sunset
• Mesh Size: 6-1/2 inches over 5 stretched meshes
• Trawl Size: Net Type II (see pg. 30) (Beam trawls used as the main trawl
cannot exceed 25 feet in width.)
• Approved BRDs †
are required.
• Approved TEDs ‡
are required (FEDERAL REGULATION).
Major Bays
Fall Open Season
30 min. before
Bag: No Limit
Main Net:
Aug. 15 – Nov. 30
sunrise to 30 min. Size: No Limit
• No more than 1 net may be used at any one time as a main net.
after sunset
• Aug. 15 – Oct. 31:
• Mesh Size: Not less than 8-3/4 inches over 5 stretched meshes
• Nov. 1 – Nov. 30:
• Mesh Size: 6-1/2 inches over 5 stretched meshes
• Approved BRDs †
are required
• Approved TEDs ‡
are required (FEDERAL REGULATION).
• Trawl may not exceed 95 ft. in total width.
Major Bays —
Winter Open Season
30 min. after
Bag: No Limit
Main Net:
Only south of
Feb. 1 – April 15
sunset to 30 min.
Size: No Limit
• No more than 1 net may be used at any one time as a main net.
the Colorado
before sunrise
• Mesh Size: 6-1/2 inches over 5 stretched meshes
River
• Trawl Size: Net Type II (see pg. 30) (Beam trawls used as the main trawl
cannot exceed 25 feet in width.)
• Approved BRDs †
are required.
• Approved TEDs ‡
are required (FEDERAL REGULATION).
†
BRD means Bycatch Reduction Device
‡
TED means Turtle Excluder Device
*
h-o means heads on
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