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<resTitle>Active Pound Net Sites</resTitle>
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<idAbs>As defined in Maryland regulation, a pound net means a fixed entrapment gear consisting of: (a) A net body or crib measuring at least 16 feet long by 16 feet wide at the surface of the water with a netting floor and open top; (b) Mesh webbing with a twine size of #12 or larger; (c) At least one heart leading into the crib; and (d) A leader or hedging. Pound net sites in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries must be registered with the Department of Natural Resources.</idAbs>
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