2020 Commercial Marine Fishing Regulations - Updated June 25, 2020 (pdf, 645kb)

The following documents were sent to holders of commercial marine fishing permits. The date of each letter is given and the subject of each is provided as the link.

Regulations Pertaining To the Use of Commercial Fishing Gear On Sandy Hook and Axel Carlson Reefs - February 11, 2016 (pdf, 31kb)
Letter includes links to reef maps.

DEALER/LICENSE HOLDER REPORTING INFORMATION
Electronic Vessel Trip Reporting System (eTRIPS) Application
NJ Commercial Electronic Vessel Trip Report (eTRIPS) - SAFIS Login

Standard Atlantic Fisheries Information System (SAFIS) Landing Reports - May 28, 2019 (pdf, 115kb)

QUOTA LETTERS by SPECIES
Black Sea Bass
Cobia
Lobster
Menhaden
Scup
Shark
Summer Flounder
Tautog

Black Sea Bass

Seasons 4, 5, and 6 Directed Black Sea Bass Trip Limits Will Now Begin On the First Calendar Day of the Season - May 25, 2020 (pdf, 60kb)
Season 3 Directed Black Sea Bass Trip Limits Will Be Modified Effective Sunday, May 17, 2020 - May 13, 2020 (pdf, 25kb)
Season 2 Directed Black Sea Bass Trip Limits Will Be Modified Effective Sunday, March 1, 2020 - February 26, 2020 (pdf, 155kb)
Season 1 Directed Black Sea Bass Trip Limits Modified Effective Sunday, January 5, 2020 - December 23, 2019 (pdf, 155kb)
Black Sea Bass Unloading E-mail Notification Requirement (pdf, 240kb)

2020 Black Sea Bass Seasons, Quotas and Trip Limits - November 20, 2019 (pdf, 155kb)

Cobia

2018 Commercial Cobia Fishery Will Be Closed As of 11:59 PM Saturday, September 29, 2018 - September 27, 2018 (pdf, 95kb)

Lobster

American Lobster Regulations Letter - March 7, 2017 (pdf, 115kb)

Menhaden

Directed Harvest In the Pound Net, Otter Trawl, Gill Net, and Bait Net Fishery Will Close 11:59 PM, Friday, February 14, 2020 - February 12, 2020 (pdf, 150kb)
Directed Harvest In the Commercial Purse Seine Fishery Will Re-open Monday, August 5, 2019 - August 1, 2019 (pdf, 75kb)
Directed Harvest In the Purse Seine Fishery Will Close 11:59 PM, Tuesday, July 30, 2019 - July 15, 2019 (pdf, 95kb)

Scup

Directed Summer Scup Fishery Will Close at 11:59 p.m., Sunday, September 30, 2018; the Directed Winter II Scup Fishery Will Begin on Monday, October 1, 2018 - September 24, 2018 (pdf, 105kb)

Shark

Latest Limits Modification for Aggregated Large Coastal Shark and Hammerhead Management Groups - June 18, 2020 (pdf, 195kb)

Summer Flounder

Seasons 4, 5, and 6 Directed Summer Flounder Trip Limits Will Now Begin On the First Calendar Day of the Season - June 25, 2020 (pdf, 90kb)
Season 3 Directed Summer Flounder Trip Limits Will Be Modified Effective Sunday, May 17, 2020 - May 13, 2020 (pdf, 85kb)
Season 2 Directed Summer Flounder Trip Limits Will Be Modified Effective Sunday, March 1, 2020 - February 26, 2020 (pdf, 150kb)

Summer Flounder Unloading E-mail Notification Requirement - December 10, 2018 (pdf, 240kb)
2020 Summer Flounder Seasons, Quotas and Trip Limits - January 2, 2018 (pdf, 155kb)

Tautog

2020 Tautog Quota, Seasons, Size and Reporting Requirements - December 6, 2019 (pdf, 330kb)
Commercial Tautog Tagging Instructional Video