This rule will create an open-access commercial bully net permit, require commercial bully net vessels be marked with the harvester’s bully net permit number, prohibit trap pullers aboard vessels that are required to be marked with a bully net permit number, and prohibit the simultaneous possession of a bully net and any underwater breathing apparatus aboard a vessel used in the harvest or transport of lobster for commercial purposes. These rules are expected to address concerns that have been brought forward by both fishery and non-fishery stakeholders and to obtain additional information about the fishery while maintaining the viability of this traditional method of lobster harvest.