Out Of Staters Visiting Delaware

[jrccrab]

FYI, if you plan on getting an out-of-state license for fishing & crabbing in DE. you will need to get a F.I.N.# some (tackle/bait shops) will not sell you a license unless you have one. And the fisheries are checking for F.I.N.#s, which there is a spot allocated for that number on your license.

All you have to do is call 1-800-432-9228 have (pen & paper ready to write down your FIN#) it is all automated and costs nothing. If you are buying an out of state license have your F.I.N# with you.

I think Jersey is the next state that will reqiure you to have a F.I.N.# the way it is looking.

F.I.N. (Fishermans Information Network)


Jerry

[rockinchef]

What does that rule do for charter and party boats,does the captains license cover entire boat or each member have to have a permit

[dfran]

F.I.N. (Fishermans Information Network) What is that supposed to do?

[wildturkey101]

Copied from
 http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/Toll-FreeCalling,WebsiteAvailableforAnglerstoObtainFINNumber.aspx

DNREC Fisheries Section Administrator Roy Miller explained the purpose of the new F.I.N. program. “The federal National Marine Fisheries Service has been tasked to identify saltwater anglers for survey purposes. If we can provide a complete registry of Delaware’s marine recreational fishermen from our state-issued fishing license program, our anglers will be exempt from participating in the federal registry and federal license fees. Our state registry was created to allow us to meet these federal requirements with no additional cost to our anglers,” Miller said, noting the nationwide federal registry goes into effect in 2009, with fees to be charged beginning in 2011. Those fees, he added, will be deposited in the federal treasury and will not be returned to the states.

[jrccrab]

Thanks Bob, i was trying to find that.

[Ronster]

FYI, if you plan on getting an out-of-state license for fishing & crabbing in DE. you will need to get a F.I.N.# some (tackle/bait shops) will not sell you a license unless you have one. And the fisheries are checking for F.I.N.#s, which there is a spot allocated for that number on your license.

All you have to do is call 1-800-432-9228 have (pen & paper ready to write down your FIN#) it is all automated and costs nothing. If you are buying an out of state license have your F.I.N# with you.

I think Jersey is the next state that will reqiure you to have a F.I.N.# the way it is looking.

F.I.N. (Fishermans Information Network)


Jerry

It can be done online as well.