Dredging Restrictions

State and Federal required Time-of-Year (TOY) key species restrictions for dredging and filling of Falmouth approaches, embayments, and inlets.

Key Species
Time-of-Year Restriction
Winter Flounder
1/15 - 5/31
Diadromous Fishes: Alewife
4/1 - 6/15
Diadromous Fishes: Blueback Herring
4/1 - 6/30
Diadromous Fishes: Perch
4/1 - 6/15
Horseshoe Crab
Dredging:  5/1 - 6/30 
Filling:  5/1 - 7/31
Shorebirds
4/1 - 8/1

Falmouth's State & Federal Restrictions

  1. Falmouth Dredging TOY Restrictions (PDF)
  2. Falmouth Filling TOY Restrictions (PDF)