Below are the current NJ Record Saltwater Fish. In May, 2007, the program was revised to include Retired Categories of fish no longer included in the program, as well as Retired Historical Records. Currently there are 61 species of marine fish eligible for entry in the Record Fish Program.
Anglers are reminded that the objective of the Record Fish Program is to increase the awareness of fishing opportunities for species that are regularly sought after and routinely found in or off the coast of New Jersey.
For more information and application form see the NJ Fish and Wildlife Record Fish Program page.
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| Amberjack, greater | 85 | 0 | 1993 | Edwin Metzner | Off Cape May |
| Bass, black sea
(same) |
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1992
1994 |
Tony Cunha
John Geddes |
Inshore Wreck
Off Point Pleasant |
| Bluefish | 27 | 1 | 1997 | Roger Kastorsky | 5 Fathom Bank |
| Bonito, Atlantic | 13 | 8 | 1945 | Frank Lykes, Jr. | Off Sandy Hook |
| Cobia | 87 | 0 | 1999 | John Shanchuk | Off Sea Bright |
| Cod | 81 | 0 | 1967 | Joseph Chesla | Off Brielle |
| Crab, blue | 8 3/4" | pt.to pt | 2008 | Raymond Ponik | Bayonne |
| Croaker, Atlantic | 5 | 8 | 1981 | Frederick Brown | Delaware Bay |
| **Cunner | 2 | 9 | 2006 | Nick Honachefsky | Mud Hole |
| **Dogfish, smooth | 19 | 8 | 2000 | Michael LaTorre | Off Pleasantville |
| Dogfish, spiny | 15 | 12 | 1990 | Jeff Pennick | Off Cape May |
| Dolphin | 63 | 3 | 1974 | Scott Smith, Jr. | Baltimore Canyon |
| Drum, black | 109 | 0 | 2008 | Nick Henry | Delaware Bay |
| Drum, red | 55 | 0 | 1985 | Daniel Yanino | Great Bay |
| Eel, American | 9 | 13 | 1988 | Warren Campbell | Atlantic City |
| Fluke | 19 | 12 | 1953 | Walter Lubin | Off Cape May |
| Flounder, winter | 5 | 11 | 1993 | Jimmy Swanson | Off Barnegat Light |
| Hake, red (Ling) | 12 | 13 | 2010 | Billy Watson | Off Manasqua |
| Hake, white | 41 | 7 | 1989 | Wayne Eble | Off Barnegat Light |
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| Kingfish, Northern | 2 | 8 | 2004 | Chester Urbanski | Barnegat Bay |
| Mackerel, Atlantic | 4 | 1 | 1983 | Abe Elkin | Manasquan Ridge |
| Mackerel, king | 54 | 0 | 1998 | Fernando Alfaiate | Off Cape May |
| **Mackerel, Spanish | 9 | 12 | 1990 | Donald Kohler | Off Cape May |
| Marlin, blue | 1,046 | 0 | 1986 | Phil Infantolino | Hudson Canyon |
| Marlin, white | 137 | 8 | 1980 | Mike Marchell | Hudson Canyon |
| Perch, white | 2 | 12 | 1998 | Michael King | Little Beach Creek |
| **Pollock | 46 | 7 | 1975 | John Holton | Off Brielle |
| Porgy | 5 | 14 | 1976 | Victor Rone | Delaware Bay |
| Sailfish | 43 | 4 | 2006 | Dr. John Tallia | Linden Kohl Canyon |
| Seatrout, spotted | 11 | 2 | 1974 | Bert Harper | Holgate Surf |
| Shad, American | 7 | 0 | 1967 | Roger West | Great Bay |
| Shad, hickory | **Vacant**(Minimum Weight 2 lbs) | ||||
| Shark, blue | 366 | 0 | 1996 | Albert Jewitt | Mud Hole |
| Shark, bull | **Vacant**(Minimum Weight 150 lbs) | ||||
| Shark, dusky | 530 | 0 | 1987 | Brian Dunlevy | Off Great Egg Inlet |
| Shark, hammerhead | 365 | 0 | 1985 | Walter Thacara | Mud Hole |
| Shark, porbeagle | **Vacant**(Minimum Weight 100 lbs) | ||||
| Shark, sandbar | 168 | 8 | 1987 | John Norton | Little Egg Inlet |
| Shark, s-fin mako | 856 | 0 | 1994 | Christopher Palmer | Wilmington Canyon |
| Shark, thresher | 683 | 0 | 2009 | Bennett Fogelberg | Fingers |
| Shark, tiger | 880 | 0 | 1988 | Billy DeJohn | Off Cape May |
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| Sheepshead | 17 | 3 | 2003 | Paul Lowe | Manahawkin Bay |
| Spadefish | 11 | 6 | 1998 | Cliff Low | Del. Bay |
| Spearfish, longbill | 42 | 0 | 1989 | George Algard | Poor Man's Canyon |
| Spot | 13 | 2003 | Robert Belsky, Jr. | Little Sheepshead Creek | |
| **Striped Bass | 78 | 8 | 1982 | Al McReynolds | Atlantic City |
| Swordfish | 530 | 0 | 1964 | Edmund Levitt | Wilmington Canyon |
| **Tautog | 25 | 0 | 1997 | Anthony R.Monica | Off Ocean City |
| Tilefish, golden | 63 | 8 | 2009 | Dennis Muhlenforth | Lindenkohl Canyon |
| Tilefish, gray | 18 | 7 | 2007 | Joseph Sanzone | Tom's Canyon |
| Triggerfish | 5 | 12 | 2008 | Ronald Pires | High Bar Harbor |
| Tuna, albacore | 77 | 15 | 1984 | Dr. S. Scannapiego | Spencer Canyon |
| Tuna, big-eye | 364 | 14 | 1984 | George Krenick | Hudson Canyon |
| Tuna, bluefin | 1,030 | 6 | 1981 | Royal Parsons | Off Pt. Pleasant |
| Tuna, skipjack | 13 | 4 | 1999 | Craig Eberbach | Wilmington Canyon |
| Tuna, yellowfin | 290 | 0 | 1980 | Wayne Brinkerhoff | Hudson Canyon |
| Tunny, little | 24 | 15 | 1977 | Mark Niemczyk | Off Sea Bright |
| Wahoo | 123 | 12 | 1992 | Robert Carr | 28-Mile Wreck |
| Weakfish | 18 | 8 | 1986 | Karl Jones | Delaware Bay |
| Whiting (silver hake) | **Vacant**(Minimum Weight 2.5 lbs) | ||||
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| Barracuda | 27 | 8 | 1991 | Gary Szilagyi | Off Cape May |
| Blowfish, N. puffer | 1 | 14 | 1987 | Virginia Patten | Delaware Bay |
| Blowfish (other) | 9 | 10 | 1992 | Kevin Steward | Delaware Bay |
| Cutlass Fish | 6 | 11 | 2002 | Mike Green | Mud Hole |
| Lobster, American | 15 | 3 | 2003 | William Sharp | Off Absecon Inlet |
| Mackerel, chub | 1 | 9 | 2002 | Kathleen Leso | Off Spring Lake |
| Shark, sand tiger | 246 | 0 | 1989 | Richard Brown | Delaware Bay |
| Shark, white | 759 | 0 | 1988 | Jim Kneipp | Off Pt. Pleasant |
| **Stargazer, Northern | 13 | 0 | 2000 | Jim Ludt | Off Cape May |
| Striped Bass, hybrid | 13 | 2/TD> | 2004 | James R. Fowler | Off Brigantine |
| Sturgeon, Atlantic | 82 | 0 | 1994 | Glen Lasco | Sandy Hook |
| Tarpon | 53 | 0 | 1982 | Jim Klaczkiewicz | Off Sea Bright |
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| *Crab, blue | 9" | 1980 | Frank Springfield | Delaware Bay | |