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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".26" citation="COMAR 08.02.05.26" title_num="08" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="05" heading="Billfish.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this regulation, “billfish” means the following species:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Atlantic Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Atlantic White Marlin (Kajikia albidus);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus); and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Roundscale Spearfish (Tetrapturus georgii).</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A person may not catch, possess, or land billfish when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration closes the fishery in accordance with 50 CFR 635.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A person may not catch, possess, or land billfish in violation of the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Catch limit established in 50 CFR 635; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Size specifications established in 50 CFR 635.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Reporting.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A person shall maintain and submit all reports in accordance with 50 CFR 635 and 50 CFR 648.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In addition to §D(1) of this regulation, any person licensed under Natural Resources Article, §§4-210 or 4-701, Annotated Code of Maryland shall report their harvest in accordance with COMAR 08.02.13.06.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A person that lands a billfish may eviscerate the billfish but it shall otherwise be maintained whole with its head, fins, and bill intact through offloading.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>