| Species |
Open Season |
Min. Total
Length (inches) |
Possession Limit
(per person/per day) |
|
May 18 to Sept. 16 |
17.5"
See also Fed Regs |
5
See also Fed Regs |
Winter Flounder |
March 23 - May 21 |
12" |
2 |
Bluefish |
No Closed Season |
No Minimum |
15 |
Weakfish |
No Closed Season |
13" |
1 |
|
|
(as of 5/3/13)
Jan. 1. - Feb. 28
May 19 - Aug 8
Sept 27 - Oct 14
Nov 1 - Dec 31
|
12 ½"
(Excluding Tail Filaments) |
20 |
Black Drum |
|
16" |
3 |
Red Drum |
No Closed Season |
18"-27" |
1 |
Tautog |
| TAUTOG RECREATIONAL SEASONS AND LIMITS |
| DATES |
# FISH |
MINIMUM SIZE |
| Jan. 1 - Feb. 28 |
4 fish |
15" |
| Mar. 1 - Mar. 31 |
CLOSED |
| Apr. 1 - Apr. 30 |
4 |
15" |
| May 1 - Jul. 16 |
CLOSED |
| Jul. 17 - Nov. 15 |
1 |
15" |
| Nov. 16 - Dec. 31 |
6 |
15" |
|
| Del.River & tributarites (Trenton Falls to Salem
River & Tributaries) |
March 1 - March 31 &
June 1 - Dec. 31 |
| Del.River & tributarites (upstream of Trenton Falls) |
March 1 - Dec. 31 |
| Atlantic Ocean (0-3miles from shore) |
No Closed Season |
| All other marine waters |
March 1 - Dec. 31 |
|
2 fish at equal to 28" or greater |
2 |
Plus 1 striped bass at 28" or greater with Striped Bass Bonus Program Card
Permits can now be ordered online via the state's website:http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/bonusbas.htm
|
Blue Claw Crabs
license
required plus 1998
Requirements |
Crabpot/Trotline Seasons:
Delaware Bay and tributaries
Apr. 6 - Dec. 4
All other waters
Mar. 15 - Nov. 30 |
Min. Total Length -see crab types below: |
1 bushel |
| peeler or shedder |
3" |
| soft |
3 1/2" |
| hard |
4 1/2" |
|
* Unless using
commercial style crab
pots. See Section on crab
pots in saltwater regulations booklet
|
Hard Clam
license
required |
No Closed Season
No Harvest On Sunday
License Required |
1 1/2" |
150 Clams |
Atlantic Sturgeon &
Shortnose Sturgeon |
No Open Season |
|
0 |
American Eel |
|
6" |
50 |
Cod |
See Federal
Regulations
|
21" |
No limit |
Cobia |
No Closed Season |
37" |
2 |
Haddock |
No Closed Season |
18" |
No limit |
Pollock |
No Closed Season |
19" |
No limit |
Spanish Mackerel |
No Closed Season |
14" |
10 |
King Mackerel |
No Closed Season |
23" |
3 |
Porgy (Scup) |
Jan. 1 - Feb. 28
July 1 - Dec. 31 |
9" |
50 |
Shad |
No Closed Season |
No minimum |
6 |
River Herring |
Closed |
0 |
0 |
Tuna |
See Federal
Regulations |
Sharks |
See Shark Regulation Page |
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No species of fish with a minimum size
limit listed above may be filleted or cleaned at sea (except striped bass
if fillet is at least 28" long). (Party boats licensed to carry 15 or more
passengers may apply for a permit to fillet the above species except striped
bass, at sea.)
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