Fishing/Boating News/Notices!
(This section gets updated 1-2 times a week)
 NOTICE TO Boaters:
BOATING SAFETY CERTIFICATE IS A REQUIREMENT!!!!!
See Boating Saftey Page
NJ Ocean Beach Information
NJDEP: Click for Beach Status
June 11, 2008 NOAA Proposes Rule to Require Saltwater Angler Registration
NOAA: CLICK TO VIEW (.pdf file)
NOAA: Additional Info
NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on the proposed rule through August 11, 2008. Comments may be submitted in a variety of formats using the following identifier: RIN 0648-AW10.
Electronically: www.regulations.gov
June 2008 Sandbar (Brown) Sharks are no longer permitted to keep. PRINTABLE ATLANTIC SHARK RECREATIONAL FISHERY REGULATIONS JUNE 2008
NMFS Regulations: CLICK TO VIEW (.pdf file)
June 25, 2008 Activists re-mobilizing to back bill banning traps from artificial reefs
NJOA Article: CLICK TO VIEW
June 21, 2008 Fishing? There's a catch. Rising fuel costs hurting all marine interests
APP Article: CLICK TO VIEW
June 20, 2008 Federal agency bans finning of sharks, sets fishing quota
Daily Record Article: CLICK TO VIEW
June 20, 2008 Federal scientists to proceed with annual surf clam survey
APP Article: CLICK TO VIEW
June 16, 2008 Summary of Council Meeting in Atlantic City, NJ June 9 - 12, 2008
MAFMC: CLICK TO VIEW (.pdf file)
June 13, 2008 On June 17, 2008, changes to the shellfish statutes (Title 50) go into effect
NJFW: CLICK TO VIEW
June 6, 2008 Wildlife Management Area Survey
NJFW: CLICK TO VIEW
May 31, 2008 Shep On Fishing: Nick Henry of Millville catches potential state record 109-pound black drumfish
PoAC: CLICK TO VIEW
May 30, 2008 States Schedule Hearings on Shad Public Information Document: Public Comment Accepted Until July 25, 2008
ASMFC: CLICK TO VIEW (.pdf file)
May 30, 2008 Sport fishermen must join forces
APP News: CLICK TO VIEW
May 29, 2008 New Jersey Womens Fly Fishing Clinic on June 7th
Outdoor News: CLICK TO VIEW
May 29, 2008 Fisheries Management & Legislative Report
JCAA: CLICK TO VIEW
May 28, 2008 New campaign launched to lure anglers to benefits
of freshwater fishing in New Jersey
NJDEP: CLICK TO VIEW
May 28, 2008 New NOAA Fisheries Service Recreational Fishing Information Collection Program, with Future Registry for Anglers
NERO/NOAA: CLICK TO VIEW
May 23, 2008 Public Hearings for Amendment 10 to the Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish FMP
MAFMC: CLICK TO VIEW (.pdf file)
May 22, 2008 Coast Guard Lays Out Plan to Improve Marine Safety
USCG: CLICK TO VIEW
May 9, 2008 Coast Guard Issues Safety Alert
USCG: CLICK TO VIEW
May 8, 2008 Network's actions not working for JCAA, allies
APP News: CLICK TO VIEW
May 8, 2008 Horseshoe Crab Board Approves Draft Addendum V for Public Comment
ASMFC News Release: CLICK TO VIEW (.pdf file)
May 8, 2008 Spiny Dogfish Board Initiates Two Addenda to Address Quota Allocation
ASMFC News Release: CLICK TO VIEW (.pdf file)
May 5, 2008 2008 Spring Trout Fishing - Mid-season Report
NJFW Article: CLICK TO VIEW
May 2, 2008 Court Ruling Poses Serious Threat to Boating
Support S. 2766, the Clean Boating Act of 2008
Website: http://www.boatblue.org
May 1, 2008 Save the Date: 2008 Northeast Regional Tagging Symposium is scheduled for Friday, October 17, 2008 on the University of New Hampshire campus in Durham.
NOAA Flyer: CLICK TO VIEW (.pdf file)
April 25, 2008 STATEMENT OF CMDR. BRENDAN C. MCPHERSON, PRESS SECRETARY, REGARDING H.R. 2830 - COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008
USCG Press Notice: CLICK TO VIEW
April 24, 2008 RFA Proposes Federal Salmon Stamp in Response to Fishery Crisis
RFA News: CLICK TO VIEW
April 23, 2008 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Grants to 27 States for Sewage Pumpout Facilities for Boaters
FWS Article: CLICK TO VIEW
April 22, 2008 Saltwater-fishing license may get N.J. off hook with feds, Del.
Press Article: CLICK TO VIEW
Exerpt: "Ewing expects all the northeast states to be "very cooperative" as they try to conform to a federal mandate to license anglers by Jan. 1, 2009. States from Florida through Virginia have had saltwater licenses for years, and Delaware just instituted one. There are none from New Jersey through Maine, although Connecticut is close to putting one into place with language allowing reciprocal arrangements with Rhode Island and New York. Delaware would like to work out an arrangement with New Jersey.
April 22, 2008 Subway cars deployed on reef sites.
NJFW: CLICK TO VIEW
April 19, 2008 First bluefish caught at Pebble Beach between 8pm and midnight in the 5 lb. range.
March 31, 2008 NOAA - New Jersey Tautog Fishery to Remain Open
CLICK TO VIEW
March 27, 2008 ASMFC Withdraws New Jersey Tautog Noncompliance Finding
CLICK TO VIEW (.pdf file)
The end result has already been decided -
- Jan 1 - Apr 30 - 4 fish at 14"
- May 1 - Jul 15 - Closed
- Jul 16 - Nov 15 - 1 fish at 14"
- Nov 16 - Dec 31 - 6 fish at 14"
March 20, 2008 Tautog fishing - we may yet have a season!
CLICK FOR PRESS ARTICLE
Exerpt: "The council decided to keep the 14-inch minimum size for anglers but wants to close fishing from May 1 through June 15. In 2007, tog fishermen could fish yearlong, but the bag limit varied. Anglers were allowed four fish per day from Jan. 1-May 31, one fish per day from June 1-Nov. 14, and eight fish per day from Nov. 15-Dec. 31.
The council is only changing the bag limit for the last part of the year, from eight fish per day to six fish, from Nov. 16-Dec. 31. Anglers should note the new late season is different by one day, beginning Nov. 16 instead of Nov. 15." - AWAITING FEDERAL APPROVAL
March 13, 2008 Tautog fishing to be banned in New Jersey
CLICK FOR PRESS ARTICLE
March 13, 2008 DEP Reinstates Subway Cars as Approved Reef Material
CLICK FOR More Info
March 7, 2008 Fluke belly strips and pending season info
CLICK FOR APP ARTICLE
March 7, 2008 Fluke anglers lose another inch, another day
CLICK FOR PoAC ARTICLE
Please be advised of an error in the Tiger Musky/Muskellunge size limits on page 22 in the 2008 Freshwater Fishing Digest. The size limits for the two categories of waters were inadvertently reversed. The statewide size limit for Tiger Musky and Muskellunge is 36 inches and the size limit for Trophy Musky Waters: Mountain Lake and Echo Lake Reservoir is 40 inches.
March 4, 2008 Fred Barnes of Chesapeake caught a 73-pound giant near the 4A Buoy off Cape Henry 1/26/08
Click For Info
February 26, 2008 NJOA Reef Bill Alert
Click For Info
February 2, 2008 NMFS Adjusts Recreational Bluefin Tuna Retention Limits
Click For Info
February 2008
Fisheries Management & Legislative Report
Click for More Info
February 4 - 7, 2008 ASMFC Winter Meeting
Click for More Info (.pdf file)
Older link but Interesting: www.fish-jersey.com/poach/poach.wmv 
Feb 7, 2008: ASMFC Finds New Jersey Out of Compliance with the Tautog
1/22 NJFW Posting: 2008 Weakfish Changes
RFA Fishing Survey! Click for more info
Draft Interstate Fishery Managemant Plan for Atlantic Coastal Sharks (public comment accepted until 5:00 PM on March 28, 2008;
click here to submit comments)
January 21,2008 APP article on the SSFFF Fluke Meeting!!
Click for more info
January 21,2008 SSFFF Fluke Meeting!!
On Click for more info
NOTICE TO All Anglers and Hunters:
In support of fishing, hunting and trapping
|
