Fishing Regulations
NEW YORK
These regulations are effective April 8, 2005.
Laws and regulations are frequently amended by the Legislature or DEC.
You should check with the Marine Fisheries office to ensure that the
requirements set forth in this notice remain in effect.
Marine Recreational Fishing Regulations
| Species |
Size Limits
(Total Length in Inches) |
Daily Possession Limits
(Number of Fish) |
Open Seasons |
| Summer flounder (fluke)* |
17.5 |
5 |
April 29 - Oct 31 |
| Winter flounder |
11 |
15 |
All state waters: 3rd Sat. in Mar. - Jun. 30 and
Sep. 15 - Nov. 30 |
| Tautog (blackfish) |
14 |
10 |
Oct. 1 - May 31 |
| Bluefish (including "snappers") |
No minimum size for first 10 fish
12 TL for the next 5 |
15
No more than 10 of which shall be less then 12" TL |
All year |
| Weakfish |
16
10 filleted
12 dressed |
6 |
All year |
| Atlantic cod |
23 |
No limit |
All year |
| Pollock |
19 |
No limit |
All year |
| Haddock |
21 |
No limit |
All year |
Striped bass; marine waters**
Anglers aboard licensed party/charter boats |
28 |
2*** |
Apr. 15 - Dec. 15 |
Striped bass; marine waters**
All other anglers |
28 - 40
40 |
1
1 |
Apr. 15 - Dec. 15 |
| Striped bass; north of George Washington Bridge |
18 |
1 |
Mar. 16 - Nov. 30 |
| Red drum |
No minimum size |
No limit for fish less then 27" TL.
Fish greater than 27" shall not be possessed. |
All year |
| Spanish mackerel |
14 |
15 |
All year |
| King mackerel |
23 |
3 |
All year |
| Cobia |
37 |
2 |
All year |
| Atlantic sturgeon |
Moratorium |
Moratorium |
Moratorium |
| Black Sea Bass |
12 |
25 |
Jan 1 - Nov 30 |
Scup (Porgy)
Anglers aboard licensed party/charter boats |
10.5 |
25
26 - 60*** |
July 1 - Aug 31
Sept 1 - Oct. 31 |
Scup (Porgy)
All other anglers |
10.5 |
25 |
July 1 - Oct 31 |
| American eel |
6 |
50 |
All year |
| Monkfish (goose fish) |
21
14 tail length |
Any number |
All year |
| American Shad |
No size limit |
5 |
All year |
| Hickory Shad |
No size limit |
5 |
All year |
| Yellowtail flounder |
13 |
No limit |
All year |
| Crabs ++ |
No size limit |
50 |
All year |
American lobster ++
(Rec. permit required) |
3 1/4" carapace length |
6 |
All year |
| Horseshoe crabs |
No size limit |
5 |
All year |
* Summer flounder may not have heads or tails removed or be otherwise
cleaned, cut, filleted, or skinned until brought to shore, with the following
exception: the white side fillet or white skin only of a legal size fluke may be
removed to use as bait. The carcass of the fluke with dark side completely
intact must be retained for inspection of size limit and counts against the
possession limit.
** Marine waters -- South of George Washington Bridge
*** The customer of any party/charter boat who takes more than 25 scup from
Sept 1 - Oct 31 or takes two striped bass from Apr 15 - Dec 15 must possess an
original dated receipt from the licensed vessel.
++ Lobsters and crabs in spawn (eggs visible thereon) may not be taken or
possessed.
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Recreational Fishing Regulations for Sharks
| Category |
Species |
Minimum Size Limit |
Daily Possession Limit |
| Large and Small Coastal Sharks and Pelagic Sharks |
Sandbar, Silky, Tiger, Blacktip, Bull, Great Hammerhead,
Lemon, Nurse, Scalloped Hammerhead, Smooth Hammerhead, Spinner, Blacknose,
Bonnethead, Finetooth, Blue, Shortfin mako, Oceanic whitetip, Thresher,
Poreagle |
54 inches fork length* |
One shark per vessel per trip |
| Large and Small Coastal Sharks and Pelagic Sharks (cont.) |
Atlantic sharpnose |
No size limit |
One Atlantic sharpnose per person per trip |
| Prohibited Sharks |
Atlantic angel, Galapagos, Basking, Longfin mako, Bigeye
Sand Tiger, Narrowtooth, Bigeye Sixgill, Night, Bigeye Thresher, Sand tiger,
Bignose, Sevengill, Carribean Reef, Sixgill, Carribean sharpnose, Smalltail,
Dusky, Whale, and White+ |
No possession allowed |
No possession allowed |
For further information call National Marine Fisheries Service
Fisheries Information Line at (978) 281-9278
* Fork length means the straightline measurement of a fish from the tip of
the snout to the fork of the tail. The measurement is not made along the curve
of the body.
+ A person may fish for white sharks with rod and reel, provided
the person releases such fish immediately with a minimum of injury and that such
fish may not be removed from the water.
Other provisions
- All landed sharks must have head, tails and fins attached.
- No sale allowed.
- No finning.
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