# COMAR Title 08 — Department of Natural Resources

## Subtitle 02 — Fisheries Service

### Chapter 05 — Fish

#### Regulation .27 Swordfish.

*COMAR 08.02.05.27*

A. In this regulation, “swordfish” means the Atlantic Swordfish (Xiphias gladius).

B. A person may not catch, possess, or land swordfish when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration closes the fishery in accordance with 50 CFR 635.

C. A person may not catch, possess, or land swordfish in violation of the:

  (1) Catch limit established in 50 CFR 635; and

  (2) Size specifications established in 50 CFR 635.

D. Reporting.

  (1) A person shall maintain and submit all reports in accordance with 50 CFR 635 and 50 CFR 648.

  (2) 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.

E. A person that owns or operates a fishing vessel that possesses a swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean or lands a swordfish shall maintain the swordfish in round or dressed form as defined in 50 CFR 635 through off-loading.