4VAC20-510-12. Definitions.
The following terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Amberjack" means any fish of the species Seriola dumerili.
"Cobia" means any fish of the species Rachycentron canadum.
"Mandatory Harvest Reporting Program Web Application" means the online web-based resource provided by the commission to report commercial harvest of seafood at https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/harvest/.
"Recreational vessel" means any vessel, kayak, charter vessel, or headboat fishing recreationally.
"Snout" means the most forward projection from a fish's head that includes the upper and lower jaw.
"Total length" means the length of a fish measured from the most forward projection of the snout, with the mouth closed, to the tip of the longer lobe of the tail (caudal) fin, measured with the tail compressed along the midline, using a straight-line measure, not measured over the curve of the body.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2017; amended, Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 17, eff. April 1, 2017; Volume 35, Issue 2, eff. September 1, 2018; Volume 36, Issue 21, eff. June 1, 2020; Volume 37, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2021; Volume 39, Issue 15, eff. March 3, 2023.