---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 648.146"
title: "50"
number: "648.146"
heading: "Black sea bass recreational fishing season."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/648.146"
---

# §648.146. Black sea bass recreational fishing season.


Vessels that are not eligible for a black sea bass moratorium permit under [§ 648.4(a)(7)](/cfr/50/648.4.md?p=a-7), and fishermen subject to the possession limit specified in [§ 648.145(a)](/cfr/50/648.145.md?p=a), may possess black sea bass only from May 15 through September 30, unless otherwise specified in the conservation equivalent measures described in [§ 648.151](/cfr/50/648.151.md) or unless this time period is adjusted pursuant to the procedures in [§ 648.142](/cfr/50/648.142.md). However, possession of black sea bass harvested from state waters outside of this season is allowed for state-only permitted vessels when transiting Federal waters within the Block Island Sound Transit Area provided they follow the provisions at [§ 648.151](/cfr/50/648.151.md) and abide by state regulations. Vessels landing black sea bass in a state with an approved Wave 1 recreational fishery are subject to the state regulations regarding fishing season during that Wave 1 fishery.


## Notes

### Amendments

[91 FR 23183, Apr. 30, 2026]

### Source

Source: 61 FR 58467, Nov. 15, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 34968, July 3, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[91 FR 23183, Apr. 30, 2026]