Tweet These Changes Only Apply to Commercial Fishing Effective 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 15, 2018, the commercial summer flounder (fluke) fishery is CLOSED. This closure will remain in effect through Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Effective Wednesday August 1, 2018 the daily trip limit is … Continue reading →
Tweethe summer flounder season opens tomorrow, Friday, May 25. Size and possession limits are as follows:Island Beach State Park (shore fishing): 2 fish at 16”Delaware Bay and Tributaries: 3 fish at 17”All other marine waters: 3 fish at 18” … Continue reading →
Tweet Summer Flounder (Fluke) are one of Connecticut’s favorite marine species. A very tasty fish, fluke can be caught using a variety of baits including squid strips, sandworms, and an angler favorite, Sea Robin belly strips (Sea Robin are very … Continue reading →
Tweet New Amendment to Tautog Fishery Management Plan A new Amendment to the Interstate Fisheries Management Plan for Tautog was adopted in October 2017 by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC). This amendment was adopted in response to the … Continue reading →
TweetFor many anglers, the first sign of spring coincides with the return of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) to New York’s marine waters. Striped bass are migratory fish that spend the majority of their lives in coastal waters, but annually return to freshwater in … Continue reading →
TweetNew York State Summer Flounder Permit Holders: This directive hereby notifies you that in the State of New York on Friday, October 20, 2017 at 12:00AM (00:00 hours); the commercial summer flounder (fluke) fishery is CLOSED to summer flounder All Gear and Hook and Line … Continue reading →
TweetPROTECTION Notice to Recreational Fishermen NEW BLACK SEA BASS RECREATIONAL FISHING MEASURES FOR PARTY AND CHARTER FISHING VESSELS Black sea bass: For paying passengers on party or charter fishing vessels the new measures are: Open Season: May 1 – December … Continue reading →
Tweet Amendment 10 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Essential Fish Habitat NOAA Fisheries conducted a 5-year review of Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and determined that updates to HMS EFH are warranted and … Continue reading →
Tweet August 31, 2017 Effective tomorrow, September 1, 2017, until February 28, 2018, non-groundfish trawl vessels fishing with a codend mesh size of 5 inches or greater are no longer required to use approved selective trawl gear (haddock separator trawl, rope … Continue reading →
Tweet for 4 Groundfish Stocks and Windowpane Flounder Accountability Measures Today, NOAA Fisheries announces the implementation of Framework 56 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan.Framework 56 sets catch limits for four groundfish stocks for the 2017 fishing year (through April 30, … Continue reading →
Tweet State Led Efforts to Successfully Challenge National Marine Fisheries Data to Minimize Reductions to 30% and Ensure Viable Fishery for New York and Other East Coast States The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today that … Continue reading →
Tweet Latest Bites – May 2017 May 13, 2017 is FREE Fishing Day. Anyone can fish inland or marine waters without a fishing license. See details and list of events below. Trout Stocking continues into mid-May. Each day new waters are stocked. … Continue reading →
TweetThe following topics are either tentatively slated to be brought before the Commission in the near future or items FWC staff plan to begin working on. This is not an all-encompassing list and topics may be moved to a later date or not … Continue reading →
TweetNotice to Recreational Fisherme Most of the recreational fish species sought by Connecticut anglers are managed by fishery management plans developed and implemented by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASFMC). The Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act requires that … Continue reading →
TweetEffective 0001 hours Sunday October 9, 2016, the Summer Flounder commercial fishery possession limit will be reduced from 50 pounds to 0 pounds. Possession limits will be periodically adjusted, if needed, to land 100% of the annual quota by the … Continue reading →
TweetEffective 0001 hours Sunday August 28, 2016, the Summer Flounder commercial fishery possession limit will be reduced from 100 pounds to 50 pounds. Possession limits will be periodically adjusted, if needed, to land 100% of the annual quota by the … Continue reading →
Tweet Summer flounder Effective 0001 hours, Monday December 7, 2015 the commercial landing limit for the commercial harvest of summer flounder will be 1,000 pounds per week (0001 hours on Sunday through 2359 hours on Saturday). To facilitate management and … Continue reading →
TweetBlack sea bass As of July 16, 2015 approximately 92% of the annual black sea bass quota has been landed. The commercial possession limit for black sea bass will remain at 10 fish for all gear types. At the current … Continue reading →
TweetJDEP Commissioner Bob Martin signed a Notice of Administrative Change to open the recreational summer flounder season on Friday, May 22, 2015. The size and possession limits for summer flounder remain 18 inches and 5 fish per day respectively. The … Continue reading →
Tweet Summer flounder Effective 0001 hours, Sunday, April 5, 2015 the landing limit for the commercial harvest of summer flounder will be decreased to 750 pounds per week (0001 hours Sunday through 2359 hours on Saturday). This adjustment is being … Continue reading →
