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#Blue crab festival registration

Little River is located on the scenic Intracoastal Waterway, only a short drive away from our Cherry Grove Beach rentals and North Myrtle Beach rentals. Now in its 40th year, this festival will be held May 14th and 15th 2022 in Little River, South Carolina at the Historic Little River Waterfront. The World Famous Blue Crab Festival is all about fresh seafood, family fun, and a lively atmosphere! Special regulations apply for traps and this species when in Biscayne National Park. 4 closed to traps in Gulf state waters beyond 3 miles and in federal waters. No harvest allowed with any trap out of state waters (seaward of nine nautical miles from shore in the Gulf of Mexico or seaward of three nautical miles from shore in the Atlantic Ocean).Traps must not be placed in navigational channels of the Intracoastal waterways, or in navigational channels maintained and marked by any county, municipal, state or federal governmental agency.

Traps must be pulled only during daylight hours.

Any vessel that is rigged with a trap puller will be considered a commercial vessel and the appropriate licenses will be required.

Traps must be pulled manually (not by a mechanical trap puller).

The buoy must be no smaller than 6 inches and must be marked with a legible “R” that is at least 2 inches tall.

#Blue crab festival registration

NEW: FWC-issued unique trap registration number must also be permanently affixed to the trap and legible.Harvester name and address must be permanently affixed to the trap and legible.Types of degradable panels include: untreated jute twine, non-coated steel wire measuring 24 gauge or thinner, untreated pine dowel no larger than 2 inches in length by 3/8 inch in diameter or untreated pine slats no thicker than 3/8 inch.The trap must have a degradable panel larger than 3 inches by 6 inches.Escape rings must be larger than 2 3/8 inches.Must have at least three escape rings, one of each located on a vertical outer surface adjacent to each chamber.The throat or entrance cannot extend farther than 6 inches into the inside of any trap.Mesh size must be 1 1/2 inches or larger.Maximum trap size is 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet or a volume of 8 cubic feet.

Traps must be registered annually but unique registration number will not change year-to-year. This no-cost registration will allow FWC to collect important information about these recreational fisheries needed for future stock assessments and management decisions.

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Upon completion, each person will receive unique trap registration numbers that must be included on each trap along with the owner’s full name and address. Registration numbers for blue crab traps will begin with the letter “B” registration numbers for stone crab traps will begin with the letter “S”.” This information must be legible and must be permanently attached to each trap. To register, visit and add the Recreational Blue Crab Trap Registration or the Recreational Stone Crab Trap Registration to your account.

Recreational fishers age 16 and older (including those normally exempt from needing a license) are required to complete an online, no-cost recreational blue and stone crab trap registration before using blue or stone crab traps.

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