2003 NJ Minimum Size, Posession Limits & Seasonal Restrictions

Fish are measured from tip of snout to tip of tail (EXCEPT Black Sea Bass)
Cleaning or filleting of fish with a minimum size limit while at sea is prohibited

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Weakfish
8 fish at 13 inches


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Summer Flounder (Fluke)
8 fish at 16.5 inches

Open Season May 3 - Oct. 13

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Hard Clam
Recreational Limit - 150 clams

NO SUNDAY HARVEST

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Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass
1 fish at 28"
1 fish at 24" but less than 28"

Del River & tribs (Rt1 Bridge); Trenton to Salem River Tribs open Mar1 - Mar 31 & June 1 - Dec 31
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Atlantic Ocean: 0 - 3 miles from shore - no closed season
Greater thgan 3 miles from shore - closed
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All other Marine waters, open Mar 1 - Dec 31

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Tautog (Blackfish)
14 inches

Open Seasons
4 fish Jan. 1 - May 31
1 fish June 1 - Nov. 14
10 fish Nov.15 - Jan. 1

PROHIBITED SPECIES
It is illegal to take, possess or land any of the following species
BIGEYE SAND TIGER SHARK
SHORTNOSE STURGEON
ATLANTIC STURGEON
SAND TIGER SHARK
BASKING SHARK
WHALE SHARK
WHITE SHARK

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Winter Flounder
11 Inches

Open Seasons
March 1 - May 31
Sept 15 - Dec 31

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Black Sea Bass
25 fish @ 12 inches

Open Seasons
Jan. 1 - Sept. 1
Sept. 16 - Nov. 30

American Eel 50 6"
Black Drum 3 16"
Cobia 2 37"
Cod No Limit 21"
Haddock No Limit 21"
King Mackerel 3 23"
Pollack No Limit 19"
Red Drum 5 18" (1 over 27")
Scup (Porgy) 50 10"
Shad 6 No Limit
Spanish Mackerel 10 14"
Lobster 6 3.5" carapace len
Alternate Length |---------23"-----------|dorsal - tail
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Shark
Total Length 48"

2 per vessel

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Bluefish

15 fish no minimum size

Adopted from

NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Fish and Wildlife
609-748-2020

www.NJFishandwildlife.com

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Blue Crab

Point to Point length
Peeler or shedder - 3 inches
soft - 3.5 inches
hard - 4.5 inches
Recreational limit: one bushel