Section 13-0340-D. Blackfish or tautog (Tautoga onitis)

1.  The  department  may,  until  December  thirty-first, two thousand
  eleven, fix by regulation  measures  for  the  management  of  blackfish
  (Tautoga  onitis),  including  size limits, catch and possession limits,
  open and closed seasons, closed areas, restrictions  on  the  manner  of
  taking  and  landing, requirements for permits and eligibility therefor,
  recordkeeping requirements, requirements  on  the  amount  and  type  of
  fishing  effort  and  gear, and requirements relating to transportation,
  possession  and  sale,  provided  that  such  regulations  are  no  less
  restrictive  than  requirements  set  forth in this chapter and provided
  further  that  such  regulations  are  consistent  with  the  compliance
  requirements  of  applicable  fishery  management  plans  adopted by the
  Atlantic  States  Marine  Fisheries  Commission  and   with   applicable
  provisions  of  fishery management plans adopted pursuant to the Federal
  Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et seq.).
    2. The commercial possession limit for blackfish (tautog) shall be  25
  per trip per vessel.