This bill limits lobster management zones to within 3 nautical miles of the coastline of the State and clarifies how rules adopted for lobster management zones will apply when the zones are limited to 3 nautical miles from the coastline of the State. A lobster license holder will not be required to fish a majority of that person's traps within the license holder's declared lobster zone when fishing beyond 3 nautical miles.

A license holder will be subject to the most restrictive rules regarding the number of lobster traps allowed on a trawl and the time of day when lobster fishing may occur adopted for any zone in which the license holder fishes only when fishing within 3 nautical miles. A license holder will be subject to the most restrictive rules regarding the number of lobster traps fished adopted for any zone in which the license holder fishes when that license holder is fishing within 3 nautical miles and will be subject to the rules for the license holder's own zone when fishing beyond 3 nautical miles.