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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission
Chapter 1310. Pertaining to Jonah Crab
12/26/2024

4VAC20-1310-20. Definition.

The following words or terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Carapace" means the unsegmented body shell of a Jonah crab.

"Carapace length" means the straight line measurement across the widest part of the shell including the tips of the posterior-most, longest spines along the lateral margins of the carapace.

"Claw length" means the straight line measurement along the bottom of the claw from the joint to the lower tip of the claw.

"Jonah crab" means any crustacean of the species Cancer borealis.

"Target species" means those species primarily sought by the fishermen in the fishery and that are the subject of directed fishing effort.

Statutory Authority

§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 21, eff. June 1, 2016; amended, Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 15, eff. March 1, 2020.

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