NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF FISH, GAME &
WILDLIFE
2001 MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHING SEASONS & BAG LIMITS
Min.Total Recreational
Length Possession Limit
Species Open Season (inches) (per person/day)
Summer Flounder May 12 - Sep. 11 16" 8
Winter Flounder March 1 - May 31;
Sept. 15 -Dec.31 10" No limit
Bluefish No Closed Season No Minimum 10
Weakfish " 14" 14
Red drum " 18" 5,only 1 over 27"
Atlantic Sturgeon No Open Season - 0
Tautog Oct 10 - May 31; 14" 10
June 1 - Oct 9 14" 1
Black Sea Bass Jan 1 - Dec 31; 10" Excluding No Limit
tail filaments "
Eel, American No Closed Season 6" No Limit
Cod " 21" "
Pollock " 19" "
Haddock " 19" "
Cobia " 37" 2
Spanish mackerel " 14" 10
King mackerel " 23" 3
Striped bass or hybrid striped bass
-Atlantic Ocean " 28" 2
(0-3 miles from shore)
-Del. Riv. & tributaries Mar 1 - Dec 31 28" 2
(upstream of Trenton Falls)
-Del. Bay & tributaries Mar 1 - Mar 31
(Commodore Barry Bridge to 28" 2
Salem River & tributaries)June 1 - Dec 31
-All other marine waters Mar 1 - Dec 31 28" 2
Note: In the fresh waters of the State (upstream of the freshwater license line)
the minimum size limit for striped bass is 34" with a possession limit of one (1) fish.
No species of fish with a minimum size limit listed above may be filleted or cleaned at sea.
(Party boats licensed to carry 15 or more passengers may apply for a permit to fillet the
above species at sea.)
Blue Crab No Closed Season 1 bushel
-peeler or shredder " 3"
-soft " 3 1/2"
-hard " 4 1/2"
Lobster " 3 1/4" No limit
carapace length
Hard Clam " 1 1/2" 150 clams
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