Is it possible to fish anywhere at sea with licenses? Say, for example, I wanted to fish over an area of water several thousand meters deep in the middle of the ocean, would I be able...

FS Digest

Say, for example, I wanted to fish over an area of water several thousand meters deep in the middle of the ocean, would I be able to without being penalized? That is to say I had all the relevant licensing for the boat. This might seem like a stupid question but I can't find anything online.

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by RosenDaz18881

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

RosenDaz18881: Well, if you are well outside the territorial waters of any country, I doubt you would have any problem fishing, regardless of the depth. Just Sayin....RJS

audigger53 Loc: Severn, MD

I agree with RJS. Once you are outside the different countries Territory, you don't need a License. Normally 13 Miles.

D Tong Loc: San Francisco,Ca

I very much agree with RJS and a53 if you are in international water no specific country has jurisdiction to enforce the fishing laws on you but you better make sure you are in the right area

Doug Lemmon Loc: Rochester Mills, PA

You should still have a current license for your arrival port unless fish are consumed while at sea.. Its awful hard to convince someone that you were taking your pet fish for a boat ride and they just happened to fall in a box of ice and die.

Terry Wright Loc: Steilacoom, WA

FS Digest wrote:

Say, for example, I wanted to fish over an area of water several thousand meters deep in the middle of the ocean, would I be able to without being penalized? That is to say I had all the relevant licensing for the boat. This might seem like a stupid question but I can't find anything online.

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by RosenDaz18881

U.S. Territorial waters extend out to 200 hundred miles. But the real issue is that most regulations apply to where the fish is Landed and not where it was caught. For enforcement purposes, you have no way of proving where you were fishing. The only thing that is provable is where they are landed. Unfortunately, there are too many unscrupulous fishermen that would just say that they were fishing someplace that was legal.

USAF Major Loc: Sea Bright, NJ

In the United States I believe fishing rights go out to 200 miles. I believe that is how they got rid of the fishing boats from eastern Europe during the cold war.

ranger632 Loc: Near Yosemite Park Ca.

Doug Lemmon wrote:

You should still have a current license for your arrival port unless fish are consumed while at sea.. Its awful hard to convince someone that you were taking your pet fish for a boat ride and they just happened to fall in a box of ice and die.

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

There are systems set up to fish between Canadian and U.S. waters, but licenses are required and catches have to be reported before docking. When outside U.S. state jurisdiction, federal jurisdiction kicks in controlling limits, gear, etc. The same applies to Canadian Federal and Providence jurisdictions.

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

D Tong wrote:

I very much agree with RJS and a53 if you are in international water no specific country has jurisdiction to enforce the fishing laws on you but you better make sure you are in the right area

Just be ready, to prove you caught them outside their jurisdiction. Check the states regs.

RuffplayOR57 Loc: Klamath Falls, OR

FS Digest wrote:

Say, for example, I wanted to fish over an area of water several thousand meters deep in the middle of the ocean, would I be able to without being penalized? That is to say I had all the relevant licensing for the boat. This might seem like a stupid question but I can't find anything online.

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by RosenDaz18881

I agree with 200 mile limit stated a few time’s for US waters, and the fact that it’s where you dock that will determine what license you might need. The only place I know you Don’t need a license to fish the Ocean is Hawaii. No license is required to fish Hawaii waters unless you fish Fresh water, then you need an Hawaii State license.

smitty Loc: maine

Doug Lemmon wrote:

You should still have a current license for your arrival port unless fish are consumed while at sea.. Its awful hard to convince someone that you were taking your pet fish for a boat ride and they just happened to fall in a box of ice and die.

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