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NRE 3201: EXAM 1
first recorded line of duty death |
1886
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total deaths |
295
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conservation officer duties |
-fish &wildlife enforcement
-boating enforcement
-commercial fisheries enforcement
-shellfish enforcement
-park and forest enforcement
-ATV/Snowmobile enforcement
-nuisance/dangerous wildlife
-sick/injured wildlife
-homeland security
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Conservation officer authority |
local police, can enforce hunting, trapping and fishing laws
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EnCon police division K-9 team are what breed of dogs? |
labs
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are involved in accident investigation in what cases |
boating, hunting, atv and snowmobile
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Sec. 26-6a. |
can remove fish if people don't comply with rules
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Sec 26-6b. |
if conservation officer asks to search containers he/she has the right to do so with probable cause
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long trips in small ships changed the use of hunting for fish in what way? |
needed to supply provisions for crew with fish
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5 basic reasons early settlers took fish and wildlife |
-food
-clothing
-shelter
-protection of crops and livestock
-income or barter
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an example of how wildlife was used as a trade item |
Ie. buffalo were used for meat and fur
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when did trading and industrialism take off? |
1800s
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where was the demand for fish and wildlife |
-restaurant industry
-clothing and fashion
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market hunting |
the taking of wildlife for commercial sale
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punt gun |
large shotgun used for taking waterfowl and other birds for commercial sale
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other market hunting methods include |
-baiting
-decoys
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when did legal hunters and conservationist begin calling for controls |
late 1880s
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what did the Boone and Crockett Club advocate for? |
-lobbied for harvest regulations
-formation of national parks, wildlife refuges
-states began to enact laws to limit the harvest of wildlife
-by 1900, 23 states had enacted such laws
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When were the first "game protectors" in ct enacted? |
1895
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in 1998 what officer became the first Conservation Enforcement Officer in CT history to give his life in the line of duty? |
Officer James V. Spignesi Jr
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why was the name of officers changed in 2004 |
desire for the public to recognize our officers as "police"--need for branding: so now State Environmental Conservation Police Officer
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1900 Lacey Act |
Federal crime--transport illegally taken game across state lines
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1918 Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act |
illegal to use bait or live decoys b/c federal protection for migratory birds in the continental flyways of the US
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Pittman Robertson Act |
the 10% tax on ammunition and firearms that went to the state for wildlife restoration
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Pittman Robertson funds exceed over how much and can be used towards what |
over $500,000 and can be used to purchase land for wildlife production and other public uses
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hunting is a good on the economic side because? |
license fees, tourists fees, etc. also deer management for public health
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why is deer management important for public health? |
-deer spread lyme disease
-motor vehicle vs deer accidents
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if over 17 do you need a fishing license? |
yes
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north american wildlife conservation model |
natural resource agencies that sustain population and drive this model--found need to conserve in environment
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Seven guidelines for conservation |
1. public trust resource
2. commerce in dead wildlife is restricted
3. allocated by law
4. wildlife may only be taken for a legitimate purpose
5. fish and wildlife are international resources
6. scientific management
7. the democracy of hunting and fishing
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the big guiding principle of the north american hunting model? |
public trust resource
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what are the publics rights along ct shore? |
-anything below high tide mark on beach is public trust area--anyone can be there/do whatever there
-private property ends at high water mark
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still hunting |
walking/waiting
hunter does not know where game is
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stand hunting |
hunter is not moving
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stalking hunting |
hunter knows where game is
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driving hunting |
illegal in CT and ME. requires more the one hunter. drive game toward people
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flushing hunting |
getting birds
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hunting waterfowl from a blind |
manufactured cover
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each hunter must have a __ |
license
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when hunting, must wear __ square inches of fluorescent orange clothing visible from 360 degree |
400; lots of exemptions (hunting from stationary positions, archery hunting deer)
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Must have __ to hunt on private land |
permission
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if hunting for __ or __ on private land, must have written consent form from the landowner |
deer or turkey
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hunter must have appropriate __ for species they are hunting |
tags
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cannot hunt or possess or loaded firearm when hunting within __ ft of an occupied building |
500
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Hunting is closed on __ except for trapping and arrow |
sunday
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you __ use a motor vehicle, snowmobile and all-terrain vehicles while hunting |
cannot
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jacklighting for deer is __ |
illegal
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jacklighting elements |
-weapons
-time
-location
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what is jacklighting? |
using artificial light at night to freeze deer and then will have an accurate shot however not safe
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prima facie |
used to describe the apparent nature of something upon initial observation
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a fact presumed to be __ unless it is disproved |
true
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upland game birds include__ |
non-waterfowl bird species that can be hunted legally
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ring-necked pheasant |
-imported from china
-stocked
-hunted with dogs
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whats the minimum distance you need to be away from a highway to shoot from? |
no minimum of distance, just can't shoot across or into highway
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can you have a loaded firearm in the vehicle? |
no
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rules when carrying a firearm while intoxicated |
cannot carry a firearm under the influence
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woodcock |
also called timberdoodle
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list of birds to hunt in ct |
-ruffed grouse
-quail
-chukar partridge
-woodcock
-snipe
-crow
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small game mammals |
-gray squirrel
-cottontail rabbits
-european hare
-snowshoe hare
-woodchuck
-racoon
-opossum
-red fox
-gray fox
-coyote
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waterfowl are __ birds |
migratory (ducks, geese)
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hunting deer use two types of scents |
-attractant scent
-masking (cover scent)
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largest game bird in North America |
turkey
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hunting turkeys use what calls |
-push button
-box call
-slate call
-diaphragm call
-wing bone call
-decoys
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Negligent four degrees |
1. Suspended hunting license
2. Fined
3. Forfeit of weapon
4. Must leave the area of hunting
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it is prohibited to hunt with, shoot, or carry a loaded firearm within __ ft of such buildings when waterfowl hunting |
250 ft
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500 foot zone rule does not apply to __ |
bowhunting
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firearms |
rifle
shotgun
handgun
muzzleloader
high velocity air gun
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what is the legal caliber to hunt deer in CT? |
6mm/ .243 caliber or larger
popular: 30-30, 30-06, 308
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wad |
plastic. keeps powder separated from a shot
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when is a handgun allowed? |
deer under circumstances:
-private land
permission
revolver
larger that .357 mag
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types of bow |
longbow
recurve bow
compound bow
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magnuson and stevens |
marine/fisheries act
-activated it because of increased fishing
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CITES |
measures imports of species
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Endangered Species Act |
anyone that takes endangered species will have a problem
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endangered vs threatened |
threatened if it is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future
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Lacey act |
federal violation if you illegally take game in one state and transport it into another
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gibson guitar controversy |
wood illegally logged constitutes the lacey violation
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colonists trapped for |
fur and food
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1670 Hudson's Bay company |
encouraged exploration for fur trade
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trapping in CT |
-furbearers
-river otters
-beaver
-mink
-gray fox
-opossum
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trappers are required to |
obtain written permission from landowner
-have name on the trap
-check trap within 24 hrs
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legal traps |
-box trap
-live trap
-deadfall trap
-padded leg hold
-smooth wire trap
-conibear set
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illegal traps |
-snare
-traps with teeth
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rabies |
virus affecting CNS
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demarcation line |
difference between marine zone and inland zones
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augers |
used to make hole for ice fishing
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inland district fishing |
-first bridge north of mouth of river or cove
-angling
-tip-up
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fishing methods |
-bobbing
-hand
-snagging/snatching
-spearing
-bow and arrow
-scoop netting
-seine net
-umbrella nets
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tip-up |
put bait on it and in hold, hand pull fish up out of water
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spearing |
use a gig (only marine) trident
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bobbing |
fishing with a ball or mass of worms, other bait
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illegal methods of taking fish, inland/sea |
-explosives
-poison
-set line (trot line)
-cast net
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trot-line |
thick line anchored on shore and along line has 10-30 hooks
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daily creel limit/ ct |
number of fish that can be taken from 12:01 am to midnight
-can take 5 trout/day (some exception)
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parts to daily creel limit |
don't need to take all fish from one place but some places can only allow certain amount taken
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possession limit |
number of a fish that may be possessed in the field
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minimum length |
length under which fish may not be kept
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maximum length |
length over which fish may not be kept
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open slot lengths |
lengths between which fish may be kept ie. protect the smaller fish and trophy fish
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protected slot lengths: |
lengths between which fish may not be kept
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thermal refuge |
area of cool water closed to fishing during summer months
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anadromous fish |
live in saltwater and return to brackish or freshwater to spawn
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ex anadromous fish |
-striped bass
-herring
-shad
-sea-run trout
-atlantic salmon
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catadromous fish |
live in fresh or brackish water and return to saltwater to spawn
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ex of catadromous fish |
american eel--infant stage, glass like
ME and SC is where you can legally hunt and sell eels
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atlantic salmon program |
-raise salmon/hatcheries but not many would come back (2,3 - 12) release in spring; striped bass ate small ones and they got a lot bigger so stopped program
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to operate a vessel in ct you must have a __ and two validation decals to legally launch, moor or operate your boat |
CT certificate of number (registration card with assigned registration number)
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exceptions to registration: |
-non motorized boats--less than 191/2 ft in length
-boats registered in other states using ct waters for 60 days or less
-boats documented with the US coast guard using ct waters for 60 days or less
-boats owned in countries other than the US
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safe boating certificate includes |
-resident of ct
-owner of real property in ct
-non-resident using their own registered vessel on ct waters more than 60 days in a yr
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in order to meet the requirements for a safe boating certificate, an individual must: |
-pass an approved basic boating course or
-pass the DEEP's equivalency examination
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certificate of personal watercraft operation (CPWO) allows an individual to operate |
any recreational vessel including a personal watercraft.
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personal floatation device |
one for each person on board or being towed on the water
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are fire extinguishers required on a boat |
at least one B-1 type approved hand portable one--not required outboard
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sound device aboard? |
yes less than 16 feet long--must have some means of making an efficient sound signal
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boating under the influence? |
illegal
-same as a car--blood content is .08 or higher
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operation drywater |
annual nationwide public outreach campaign designed to bring attention to the dangers of boating under the influence-3 days
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initial stop |
either for a routine inspection or for a violation
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BUI initial contact: |
look for obvious signs such as empty bottles and cans
-observe operators behavior
-if there is a suspicion--bring to shore
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BUI tests |
allow 10 minutes to get rid of sea legs
-conduct standardized field sobriety test
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sobriety field test |
-walk and turn
-one legged stand
-HGN
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if fail BUI field test |
place under arrest and transport to a booking facility for breathalyzer and processing
-release after 4 hours or to responsible party
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distance from a buoy, flag while operating a vessel |
100 ft
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no person shall operate a personal watercraft, at a speed in excess of slow-no-wake zone within __ ft of shore or a dock |
200 (100 for motor boat
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water skiing rules |
operator of boat is required to have responsible observer of 12 yr of age or older monitor the progress of the water skier
-skier must wear PFD
-must be 16 yr of age
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PWC rules (personal water craft) |
-cant operate PWC between sunset and sunrise
-must wear PFD
-don't overload
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commercial fishing in ct |
Stonington fishing fleet
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national marine fisheries service (NMFS) |
-management, conservation and protection of living marine resources
-exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
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scientific branch |
-assess and predict the status of fish stocks
-advise states on management of resources in coastal areas
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office of law enforcement (OLE) federal laws |
-magnuson-stevens act
-marine mammal protection act
-endangered species act
-lacey act
-national marine sanctuaries act
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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) |
-mission: to promote the better utilization of fisheries, marine, shell and anadromous, of the Atlantic seaboard by the development of a joint program for the promotion and protection of such fisheries, and by the prevention of physical waste of the fisheries from any cause
-management of 24 coastal species: ie. eel, lobster, shark
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Commercial fishing |
the capture of fish and other marine species for commercial sale
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pelagic fish |
live at surface or in water column
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ground fish (demersal fish): |
live on or near the bottom
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commercial fishing gear: |
-trawl net
-fishing trawler
-tawling
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trawl net |
a tapered fishing net that is towed by a vessel
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fishing trawler |
a vessel that tows a trawl
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trawling |
towing a trawl net in the water
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cod end |
section of a fishing trawl where the fish are collected
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mesh size determines what? |
size of fish collected
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beam: |
width of vessel at widest--also refers to side of vessel
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boat names for parts |
bow (front)
starboard (right)
port (left)
stern (back)
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pound netting |
netting with a directing wing and an enclosure with open top
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gill net is set where |
bottom set
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prohibited gear |
-purse seine (bags like a purse)
-roller rig gill nets
-spears or spearing
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Connecticut cooperative lobster restoration program (V notching) goal |
goal: rebuild lobster stock in the sound
-compensate lobstermen for the lobsters they release
-so can't take v notched lobsters
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background of v notching |
2006 ct general assembly allocated $1,000,000 for a V notch program to assist in restoring lobster stock
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program elements of v notching |
-mature female lobsters will be v notched
-lobstermen will be paid fair market value for each female lobster v notched
-began nov 1 2006
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maine v notched def |
a v notch lobster shall be any female with a distinct v notch in the end part of the right flipper next to the middle flipper
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a multilated female lobster shall be any female lobster which has the __ |
end part of the right flipper next to the middle flipper mutilated in such a manner that would hide or obliterate a v notch
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marine recreational fishing, boat rods and boat reels |
-trolling
-jigging
-downtide fishing
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uptide rods |
into or across the tide
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surf and shore rods and reels |
surfcasting
jetty fishing
fishing rocks
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natural baits |
-mackerel, herring, sardine, american eel, sandlances
-sandworms, bloodworms
-squid, octopus, cuttlefish
-clams, muscles, crabs
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legal methods of taking fish--marine district |
-spearfishing
-cast nets
-eel pots
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saltwater gamefish |
-flounder
-bluefish
-blackfish
-black sea bass
-weakfish
-atlantic cod
-haddock
-pollock
-crustaceans |
personal recreation-lobster fishing |
-personal use license
-legal methods include:
-lobster pots
-diving
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prohibited personal recreation of lobster fishing: |
-use of spears or hook
-possession of egg bearing females
-possession of v-notched females
-tending pots from 1/2 hrs after sunset and 1/2 hr before sunrise
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v-notch requirement |
1/8 inch
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blue crab fshing |
-no license
-scoop net or dip net
-handline
-trot line
-crab traps
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prohibited when it comes to blue crab fishing |
-possession of uncooked blue crab meat without the body shell attached
-possession of more than 2 claws per body
-possession of egg bearing females
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recreational shellfishing requirements |
license: issued by towns
-towns control recreational beds
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species for shellfishing |
-blue mussels
-oysters
-sea scallops, bay scallops
-soft shelled clams
-hard shell clams
-razor clam
-surf clam
-conch
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commercial shellfish industry has been around since |
-mid 1700s
-$30,000,000/year
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aquaculture |
-cultivation (farming) of aquatic plants and animals
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Bureau of aquaculture (DA/BA) |
-licensing
-shellfish sanitation
-shellfish habitat management and restoration
-aquaculture devlopment
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Patrol element in marine fishing |
-state EnCon police: conduct shellfish bed checks
-enforce laws and regulations
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federal food and drug administration--national shellfish sanitation program |
-standards for all aspects
-states must comply to ship out of state
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FDA |
sets standards for patrol of harvest and other aspects of state shellfish programs
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ISSC full name |
Interstate Sanitation Shellfish Conference
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ISSC formed when? |
1982 to foster the promote shellfish sanitation through the cooperation of state and federal control agencies, the shellfish industry, and the academic community
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patrol committee |
-provide consultation to the Executive Board regarding patrol matters
-Identify and advise the Executive board regarding molluscan shellfish patrol issues that have the potential to impact the national shellfish sanitation program
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shellfish growing area |
any area that supports or could support the growth and/or propagation of shellfish
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approved shellfish growing area |
-direct to market or consumption
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conditionally approved shellfish growing area |
when open, direct to market or consumption
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restricted-relay/depuration shellfish growing area |
-relay of shellstock for natural cleansing or depuration
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conditionally restricted shellfish growing area |
restricted or prohibited
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prohibited shellfish growing area |
-harvest prohibited except for seed oystering or depletion
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reasons for closing a shellfish growing area |
-storm event
-flooding
-sewage d/c
-chemical d/c
-petroleum d/c
-hazardous algal bloom
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federal duck stamp act |
-stamp required to hunt migratory water fowl such as ducks and geese
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