2022 Delaware Code
Title 7 - Conservation
Chapter 28. Conchs (Whelks) Busycon Canaliculatum and B. Carica
§ 2807. Marking of conch pots.

(a) In Delaware's internal waters, it shall be unlawful for any commercial conch pot licensee to catch, take or harvest conchs with any conch pot or attempt to catch, take or harvest conchs with any conch pot unless each conch pot is attached to a floating buoy. In Delaware's territorial sea, conch pots may be attached to a trawline up to 1,200 feet long, provided each end of the trawline is attached to a buoy. The buoys for commercial conch pots and trawlines shall be a specific color combination as assigned to each commercial conch pot licensee by the Department. Any person who has a valid commercial crab pot license shall be assigned the same color code for the person's commercial conch pot buoys as assigned to the person's commercial crab pots. An additional buoy shall be attached at the farthest position from the conch pot or trawline which shall be colored 1/2 white and 1/2 black. The Department shall assign a commercial conch pot number to each commercial conch pot licensee. Inscribed on the 1/2 white and 1/2 black buoy the farthest from the conch pot shall be a capital letter “C” followed by said person's commercial conch pot number. The letter “C” and conch pot number shall be at least 2 inches tall, and a contrasting color to be legible at all times.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person other than a commercial conch pot licensee to catch, take or harvest conchs with any conch pot or attempt to catch, take or harvest conchs with any conch pot unless said conch pot is attached to an all white buoy with said persons full name and permanent mailing address inscribed either on the white buoy or on a waterproof tag attached to said buoy. The person's name and address shall be legible at all times.