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Division of Fish and Wildlife

3700 Shellfish

3710 Conch

 

3711 Conch Minimum Size Limits

(Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §1912)

1.0 It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any channeled conch, Busycotypus canaliculatum, that measures less than six (6) inches in length or 3 1/8 inches in diameter at the whorl.

2.0 Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1.0, a person may possess no more than five (5) channeled conchs per 60 pounds that are less than six (6) inches in length or 3 1/8 inches in diameter at the whorl.

3.0 It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any knobbed conch, Busycon carica, that measures less than five (5) inches in length or less than three (3) inches in diameter at the whorl.

4.0 Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3.0, a person may possess no more than five (5) knobbed conchs per 60 pounds that are less than the allowable minimum length limit or the minimum diameter at the whorl.

1 DE Reg. 250 (9/1/97)

1 DE Reg. 835 (1/1/98)

10 DE Reg. 1034 (12/01/06)

13 DE Reg. 675 (11/01/09)

19 DE Reg. 315 (10/01/15)

 

3712 Commercial Conch Season

(Penalty Section 7 Del.C. § 1912)

1.0 Notwithstanding 7 Del.C. §§2803(a) and 2805, it is unlawful to for a vessel equipped with a dredge to possess knobbed conch during the period June 16 through January 14.

10 DE Reg. 1034 (12/01/06)

19 DE Reg. 315 (10/01/15)