(a) No person shall catch and take or attempt to catch and take crabs in any of the waters under the jurisdiction of this State with any commercial crab pot between December 1 of each year and the last day of February immediately following.
(b) The Department may restrict the number of crab pots which may be set by any 1 licensee when, in its discretion, the Department determines from biological evidence that emergency restrictions are necessary to protect crabs or other shellfish resources of the State; they may do so with such advance notice as it deems necessary.
(c) No person shall catch and take or attempt to catch and take crabs by dredge in any of the waters under the jurisdiction of this State between March 31 of each year and December 15 thence next ensuing of any year.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 23. BLUE CRABS (CALLINECTES SAPIDUS)
§ 2302. Female blue crabs bearing eggs.
§ 2303. Commercial crab pot license.
§ 2304. Area permitted for commercial crabbing.
§ 2306. Marking of commercial crab pots and vessels; penalties.
§ 2307. Crab dredger's license; fees.
§ 2308. Area where dredging permitted; method of taking; crabs taken by oysterers or clammers.
§ 2310. Noncommercial crabbing; daily limits.
§ 2311. Crab pot attendance; abandonment; confiscation; forfeiture.
§ 2312. Vessels used by commercial crab dredgers in Delaware waters.