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- May not fi sh a crab trap within 200 feet of a marked navigable channel in Aransas
County; and in the water area of Aransas Bay within one-half mile of a line from Hail
Point on the Lamar Peninsula, then direct to the eastern end of Goose Island, then
along the southern shore of Goose Island, then along the eastern shoreline of the Live
Oak Peninsula past the town of Fulton, past Nine Mile Point, past the town of Rockport
to a point at the east end of Talley Island, including that part of Copano Bay within
1,000 feet of the causeway between Lamar Peninsula and Live Oak Peninsula.
- May not possess, use, or place more than three crab traps in waters north and west of
Hwy. 146 where it crosses the Houston Ship Channel in Harris County.
- May not use or place more than three crab traps in public waters of the San Bernard
River north of a line marked by the boat access channel at Bernard Acres.
- It is unlawful to place any type of trap within the area in Cedar Bayou between a department sign erected where Mesquite Bay fl ows into Cedar Bayou and the department sign
erected near the point where the pass empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
Other Devices:
• Devices legally used for taking of fresh or saltwater fi sh or shrimp may be used to take
crab if operated in places and at times authorized by a proclamation of the Parks and
Wildlife Commission or the Parks and Wildlife Code.
• See applicable pages in this guide to determine authorized uses, places, and times for
other legal devices.
Sand Pumps: A self-contained, hand-held, hand-operated suction device used to remove and
capture Callianassid ghost shrimp.
• May only be manually operated.
• May not be used for commercial purposes.
Oyster Regulations
• Oysters may be taken for personal use (food). Oysters taken with recreational license for personal use may not be sold.
• A person taking or attempting to take oysters is required to have a valid fi shing license and a
saltwater endorsement.
• Persons fi shing with tongs or a dredge must hold a sport oyster boat license.
• Oysters may be taken only from waters approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services
Seafood and Aquatic Life Group. For more information call (800) 685-0361.
• Oysters may not be taken from marked private leases, except by permission of the lessee.
• Seasons: Monday - Saturday from November 1 through April 30, sunrise to 3:30 p.m., coastwide.
• Length and Possession Limits:
- Oysters must be 3 inches or larger as measured by the greatest length of the shell.
- Oysters 3/4 inch to 3 inches and dead oyster shell greater than 3/4-inch (measured along any
axis) must be culled and returned to the reef from which taken.
- Oysters 3/4 inch to 3 inches and dead oyster shell greater than 3/4-inch (measured along any axis)
may not make up more than 15% by number of oysters in possession.
- No more than two sacks of legal oysters may be possessed per person. A sack is defi ned as
110 pounds of oysters including dead oyster shell and the sack.
• Devices:
- Oysters may be taken by hand, with tongs, or by oyster dredge.
- Oyster dredges may not be more than 14 inches in width.
Other Aquatic Life (Fresh and Salt Waters)
• Aquatic life not addressed in this guide (except threatened and endangered species) may be
taken only by hand or with the devices defi ned as lawful for taking fi sh, crabs, oysters, or shrimp
in places and at times as provided in this guide.
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- May not fi sh a crab trap within 200 feet of a marked navigable channel in Aransas
County; and in the water area of Aransas Bay within one-half mile of a line from Hail
Point on the Lamar Peninsula, then direct to the eastern end of Goose Island, then
along the southern shore of Goose Island, then along the eastern shoreline of the Live
Oak Peninsula past the town of Fulton, past Nine Mile Point, past the town of Rockport
to a point at the east end of Talley Island, including that part of Copano Bay within
1,000 feet of the causeway between Lamar Peninsula and Live Oak Peninsula.
- May not possess, use, or place more than three crab traps in waters north and west of
Hwy. 146 where it crosses the Houston Ship Channel in Harris County.
- May not use or place more than three crab traps in public waters of the San Bernard
River north of a line marked by the boat access channel at Bernard Acres.
- It is unlawful to place any type of trap within the area in Cedar Bayou between a department sign erected where Mesquite Bay fl ows into Cedar Bayou and the department sign
erected near the point where the pass empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
Other Devices:
• Devices legally used for taking of fresh or saltwater fi sh or shrimp may be used to take
crab if operated in places and at times authorized by a proclamation of the Parks and
Wildlife Commission or the Parks and Wildlife Code.
• See applicable pages in this guide to determine authorized uses, places, and times for
other legal devices.
Sand Pumps: A self-contained, hand-held, hand-operated suction device used to remove and
capture Callianassid ghost shrimp.
• May only be manually operated.
• May not be used for commercial purposes.
Oyster Regulations
• Oysters may be taken for personal use (food). Oysters taken with recreational license for personal use may not be sold.
• A person taking or attempting to take oysters is required to have a valid fi shing license and a
saltwater endorsement.
• Persons fi shing with tongs or a dredge must hold a sport oyster boat license.
• Oysters may be taken only from waters approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services
Seafood and Aquatic Life Group. For more information call (800) 685-0361.
• Oysters may not be taken from marked private leases, except by permission of the lessee.
• Seasons: Monday - Saturday from November 1 through April 30, sunrise to 3:30 p.m., coastwide.
• Length and Possession Limits:
- Oysters must be 3 inches or larger as measured by the greatest length of the shell.
- Oysters 3/4 inch to 3 inches and dead oyster shell greater than 3/4-inch (measured along any
axis) must be culled and returned to the reef from which taken.
- Oysters 3/4 inch to 3 inches and dead oyster shell greater than 3/4-inch (measured along any axis)
may not make up more than 15% by number of oysters in possession.
- No more than two sacks of legal oysters may be possessed per person. A sack is defi ned as
110 pounds of oysters including dead oyster shell and the sack.
• Devices:
- Oysters may be taken by hand, with tongs, or by oyster dredge.
- Oyster dredges may not be more than 14 inches in width.
Other Aquatic Life (Fresh and Salt Waters)
• Aquatic life not addressed in this guide (except threatened and endangered species) may be
taken only by hand or with the devices defi ned as lawful for taking fi sh, crabs, oysters, or shrimp
in places and at times as provided in this guide.
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