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Pregnant blue crab license#

A minimum of one escape ring must be located in the lower chamber no greater than one mesh length from the trap floor. A minimum of two escape rings must be located in the upper chamber flush with the baffle.

Each trap must have a minimum of three escape rings.

May be attached to a trotline one end of the trotline must be attached to a non-floating line and a visible float at least 6 inches in diameter or 2-gallon volume size.

Floats are not required in most freshwater areas north of the northern bank of the Intracoastal Waterway and west of LA Highway 70 and areas on the eastern side of the Mississippi River and inland from the saltwater line (except in lakes). The float must be attached to the trap with a non-floating line at least ¼-inch in diameter.

Must be marked with a solid float at least 6 inches in diameter.

Pregnant blue crab license#

The tag or marker must have the fisherman’s recreational crab trap gear license number. Must be marked with a 2-inch stainless steel self-locking tag attached to the center of the trap ceiling or durable plastic bait box marker.No more than 10 traps per licensed fisherman.*You may only harvest crabs recreationally with trawls during the open shrimp season trawl gear restrictions apply. Dredges are prohibited for intentional recreational harvest of crabs. You may harvest blue or stone crabs recreationally with any legal crab trap, crab drop net, trawl*, hoop net, trotline, handline, bushline, dip net, or cast net.