Table updated for 2008With some exceptions (see marked dates) |
| Species |
Minimum Size/Season
|
Possession Limit
(Number Per Angler Per Day unless otherwise specified)
|
| Lobster |
Season: (NO CLOSED SEASON)
Area 3 Info |
3 15/32 inches-body shell length
3 ˝ inches (as of July 1, 2008) |
6
|
| Striped Bass |
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Illegal to fish for or possess in federal waters
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-0-
|
| Black Sea Bass |
2007 Season Dates Jan. 1 - Dec. 31
Sizes are 2007 as per NJ regs |
12 inches
(Excluding Tail Filaments) |
25 Fish Limit
|
| Summer Flounder |
May 24 to Sept. 7
(Tenative 2008)
Sizes are 2008 as per NJ regs |
| 18 inches |
8 fish |
| Winter Flounder |
2008 Season Dates -N/A- at this time 6/2008
Sizes are 2008 as per e-CFR |
| 12 inches total length |
?? |
| Bluefish |
Season: (NO CLOSED SEASON) |
| No Minimum |
15
|
| Scup (Porgy) |
2008 Season Dates -N/A- at this time 6/2008
Sizes are 2007 as per NJ regs |
| 9 inches |
50
|
| Cod |
2008 Season Dates -N/A- at this time 6/2008
Sizes are 2008 as per e-CFR |
10 in aggregate
Cod/Haddock
|
| 22 inches total length |
| Haddock |
2008 Season Dates -N/A- at this time 6/2008
Sizes are 2008 as per e-CFR |
| 19 inches total length |
| Pollock |
2008 Season Dates -N/A- at this time 6/2008
Sizes are 2008 as per e-CFR |
| 19 inches total length |
** |
| Spanish Mackerel |
Season: (NO CLOSED SEASON) |
| 14 inches fork length |
10
|
| King Mackerel |
Season: (NO CLOSED SEASON) |
| 23 inches fork length |
3
|
| Cobia |
Season: (NO CLOSED SEASON) |
| 37 inches fork length |
2
|
| Blue Marlin |
Season: (NO CLOSED SEASON)
Sizes are 2008 as per NMFS HMS Compliance Guide |
No bag limit
Permit Required
http://www.nmfspermits.com/
|
| 99 inches, lower jaw - fork length (LJFL) |
| White Marlin |
Season: (NO CLOSED SEASON)
Sizes are 2008 as per NMFS HMS Compliance Guide |
| 66 inches, lower jaw - fork length (LJFL) |
| Sailfish |
Season: (NO CLOSED SEASON)
Sizes are 2008 as per NMFS HMS Compliance Guide |
| 63 inches, lower jaw - fork length (LJFL) |
| Spearfish |
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Illegal to fish for or possess in federal waters
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-0-
|
| North Altantic Swordfish |
Season: (NO CLOSED SEASON)
Sizes are 2008 as per NMFS HMS Compliance Guide |
47 inches, lower jaw - fork length (LJFL)
Whole Fish |
1 per person
Up to 4 per vessel
Permit Required
http://www.nmfspermits.com/ |
| South Atlantic Swordfish |
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Illegal to fish for or possess in northern federal waters
Recreational fishermen from the USA may not fish for or possess any swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean south of 5 degrees North Latitude
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-0-
|
| Shark, Atlantic sharpnose |
Season: (NO CLOSED SEASON)
2008 as per NOAA |
|
No Minimum Size |
1 per vessel
|
Sharks
(includes all species except dogfish and atlantic sharpnose) |
Season: (NO CLOSED SEASON)
Sizes are 2008 as per NOAA |
54 inches fork length
see Allowable/Prohibited Species! |
1/boat/day
NMFS Additional Info
Permit Required
http://www.nmfspermits.com/
NOTE: HMS Permit holders for sharking MUST follow the federal regulations in all waters, including state. |
Sharks - Allowable Species
Large Coastal:Blacktip, Spinner, Tiger, Silky, Nurse, Lemon, Bull, Great Hammerhead, Smooth Hammerhead, Scalloped Hammerhead.
Small Coastal: Atlantic Sharpnose, Finetooth, Blacknose, Bonnethead.
Pelagic Sharks: Shortfin Mako, Common Thresher, Porbeagle, Oceanic Whitetip, Blue |
Sharks - PROHIBITED Species
MUST Be Released
Atlantic Angel, Basking, Bigeye Sand Tiger, Sand Tiger, Bigeye Thresher, Bigeye sixgill, Bignose, Carribean Reef, Carribean sharpnose, Dusky, Galapagos, Longfin mako, Narrowtooth, Night, Sandbar (Brown Shark), Sevengill, Silky, Sixgill, Smalltail, Whale & White Sharks |
| Tuna |
Season: (NO CLOSED SEASON)
Sizes below are 2008 as per NOAA |
Tuna
-Big Eye, Yellowfin* |
27" total curve fork length
|
for permit application,
possession limits
and season
updates on TUNA see
NMFS Permit
Shop |
Tuna
-Skipjack, Albacore
|
No
sizelimit |
Tuna
-Bluefin* |
47 to less than 73 inches curve fork length
report catch to 1-888-872-8862 additional info:
http://www.nmfspermits.com/
|
NMFS Adjusts Recreational Bluefin Tuna Retention Limits
In response to recently available Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) recreational landings estimates from the 2007 fishing year, NMFS has determined that it is necessary to reduce the retention limit of large school/small medium BFT (measuring 47 to <73 inches curved fork length) from 2 fish to 1 fish.
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Species Key:
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*Permit Required to Possess. |
|
**Possession Limit of 6 per person applies aboard party,
charter or dive boats |
Federal Saltwater Fishing Regulations
