New Jersey River Herring and Tautog Regulation Changes
OutdoorHub 02.01.12
The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is informing recreational saltwater anglers and commercial fishermen of recent regulatory changes for river herring and tautog fisheries. These actions were taken to comply with Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) management plans for river herring and tautog.
Effective immediately, no person shall take, possess, land, purchase, sell or offer for sale any river herring (alewife and blueback) in the marine waters of the State. Only commercial vessels fishing exclusively in Federal waters while operating a valid Federal permit for Atlantic mackerel and/or Atlantic herring may possess river herring, up to a maximum of five percent by weight of all species possessed.
These regulations were put in place due to concerns about the significant coastwide decline of river herring stocks.
For more information regarding the changes, including season, limit and size information, visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/news/2012/herring-tog_regchange.htm on the division’s website.
