Massachusetts Marine Fisheries recreational Lobstering and crabbing guide

[robc22]

All you need to know about lobstering/crabbin' in MA

http://www.eregulations.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/13MASW-FINAL-LR.pdf

[scupper]

Thank you Rob!

[fishgeek]

The Lobstering and Crabbing Guide is no longer available on its own.  It is now part of the MA DMF annual recreational fishing guide.  Lobster/crabbing information starts on page 28. 

Here is an updated link...
http://www.eregulations.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/13MASW-FINAL-LR.pdf

Crabbing season can't get here soon enough!

[Professor_Leakey]

thanks for the updated link!  

that pier in the contents section sure does look familiar to me.  

[robc22]

Good job fishgeek......... 

[Ithica]

Hello, my name is joe. i live in manitoba canada and will be traveling to Boston with my son and family for a hockey tournament in july. i have been several places in the USA where i have been able to go fishing and or crabbing. the last place i did this was in san fransisco where you can fish or crab off any public pier with no permit needed. i have kind of gotten addicted to crabbing, although i haven't been able to do it much. When i am in boston, is there opportunities for a non resident of USA like me to go crabbing, and if so do i need a permit, also, are there some public areas like piers to throw a crab net out.. like they do in San Fransisco? i believe your crabs of choice are blue crabs? i was fishing dungeness out west. Do these blue crabs taste like the dungeness as well?  Regards, Joe.

[Ron]

Joe,

Massachusetts has some residency requirements when catching crabs.   You should be aware of them.

-Ron

[CoastalLifePhotography]

2014
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dmf/laws-and-regulations/recreational-regulations/