4VAC20-450-10. Purpose.
The purposes of this chapter are to manage the recreational harvest of bluefish and to establish a commercial quota system for Virginia bluefish landings, in cooperation with the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, to prevent overfishing.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR450-01-0059 § 1, eff. July 1, 1990; amended, Virginia Register Volume 7, Issue 8, eff. December 1, 1990; Volume 10, Issue 26, eff. September 1, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 17, eff. April 14, 1995; Volume 28, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2012; Volume 30, Issue 25, eff. August 1, 2014.