Information is knowledge, and knowledge is power; perhaps armed with the power of your collected knowledge from the fluke and sea bass grounds this season, we can see better options for season, size and bag limits in years to come.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and its Division of Fish & Wildlife, have partnered with the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council to explore potential future summer flounder and black sea bass measures.
“Despite public interest, we were previously unable to explore regulation changes due to data limitations,” the NJDEP stated in a recent email blast, while also adding “We have now developed tools to expand data collection to make those explorations a reality!”
As the summer flounder and black sea bass seasons progress, anglers can continue utilizing the Summer Flounder & Black Sea Bass Tally Form, a tool specifically designed for rapid entry of your catch and release information for these two important species. While this effort is focused on summer flounder and black sea bass, NJDEP said it is still important to report catches for all species and they offer a variety of forms to help you record those data, such as electronic forms optimized for computers and mobile devices.
Learn more about the Recreational Saltwater Volunteer Angler Survey.
