Virtual Public Hearings Scheduled On 2023 Striped Bass Emergency Action
The Commission has scheduled four public hearings on the emergency action approved on May 2, 2023 by the Atlantic Striped…
May 2023
Ørsted’s Ocean Wind 1 Location Gets NJDEP “Consistency” Blessing
According to New Jersey Business Magazine, Ocean Wind 1 has achieved major state permitting milestones, marking a significant advancement for…
Groundbreaking Ceremony For New Yacht Sales Showroom
Representatives of Grace Construction Management Company, South Jersey Yacht Sales and Somers Point local government together helped celebrate the official…
NOAA Releases 2022 “Status Of Stocks” Report
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has just presented their 2022 Report to Congress…
New Jersey Black Sea Bass Season Reopens 5/17
New Jersey’s black sea bass season will reopen on May 17 and runs through June 19 with a 10 fish…
“Flounder” Tournament Weekend Kicks Off In Lewes And Bass River
Whether you say “fluke” or “flounder” the very first two summer flounder tournaments of the 2023 in the New Jersey,…
NOAA: U.S. Marine Fish Stocks Show Improvements In 2022
Last month, NOAA released the 2022 Status of Stocks report, providing a snapshot of the more than 490 fish stocks…
Mudhole Custom Tackle Education Program Joins Students On The Water
The Mud Hole Education Program was able to fully experience the results of its in-school rod building program by joining…
Additional Shellfish Closures And Reopening
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced an additional temporary closure for the harvest of shellfish…
Recreational Regulation Reminder For Black Sea Bass And Scup
DEC announced new recreational saltwater fishing regulations for black sea bass and scup in New York’s Marine and Coastal District. These…
Junior Fishing Tournament At Caleb Smith Preserve
The 19th Annual Junior Angler “Catch and Release” Fishing Tournament sponsored by the Friends of Caleb Smith Preserve will take…
ASMFC Striped Bass Coastwide Recreational Emergency Action
On May 2, 2023, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board approved an emergency action…
Spring Monitoring Survey For River Herring And American Eel
Streams and rivers on Long Island and the Hudson River provide essential habitat for river herring (alewife and blueback herring)…
Editor’s Log: A Crummy Deal
According to the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife the commercial fishing sector in New Jersey harvested just 91.5%…
Editor’s Log: License Check
So far 2023 has been a year of early-arriving fish species. A very mild New England winter seemed to foreshadow…
Editor’s Log: 2023 Marine Registry Reminder
The 2023 fishing season is well underway. Some of you might have your boat in the water already and are…
