How to Properly Transport Filleted Fish
Fish may be filleted for transport, unless size limits apply, under the following conditions:
- Each individual portion of meat removed from a fish is considered a fillet,
- Two fillets are counted as one fish,
- The packaging of fish, away from one’s permanent residence, must be done in a manner so that the fillets can be readily separated and counted,
- If fillets are frozen, they must be packaged so that the fillets are separated and can be easily counted without thawing.
Legal
The packaging and transport of fish fillets apply to all species. To the right is just one example of legally packaged walleye fillets. The two fillets equal one fish. The cheeks and pectoral fins or wings can be transported with the fillets. You can include more than one fish (two fillets) in a package, but they must be readily separated so they can be quickly counted.
Not Legal
Multiple fillets like this, packaged together and frozen, would be illegal for transport, as they are not easily separated and counted.