50 CFR § 300.132 - Lobster harvest limitations.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s300.132"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "50 CFR § 300.132 - Lobster harvest limitations."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "300.132"
section_name: "Lobster harvest limitations."
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL FISHING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES"
part_number: "300"
part_name: "INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 951 16 U.S.C. 1801 16 U.S.C. 5501 16 U.S.C. 2431 31 U.S.C. 9701"
regulatory_source: "61 FR 35550, July 5, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "300"
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# 300.132 Lobster harvest limitations.
(a) *Berried lobsters.* A berried (egg-bearing) lobster in treaty waters may not be retained on board. A berried lobster must be returned immediately to the water unharmed. A berried lobster may not be stripped, scraped, shaved, clipped, or in any other manner molested to remove the eggs.
(b) *Size limit.* The minimum size limit for possession of lobster in or from treaty waters is 5.5 inches (13.97 cm), tail length. Tail length means the measurement, with the tail in a straight, flat position, from the anterior upper edge of the first abdominal (tail) segment to the tip of the closed tail. A lobster smaller than the minimum size limit must be returned immediately to the water unharmed.