| New York State 2000 Marine Fishing Regulations |
| SPECIES |
SIZE LIMITS
(Total Length in Inches) |
DAILY POSSESSION
LIMITS (Number of Fish) |
OPEN SEASONS |
| Summer flounder (fluke)
* |
17 |
7 |
May 2 - Oct 31 |
| Winter flounder |
11 |
15 |
All state waters: 3rd
Sat. in March - June 30 & Sept 15 - Nov 30 |
| Tautog (blackfish) |
14 |
1 fish - June 1 to
Oct 6 10 fish - Oct 7 to May 31 |
All year |
| Bluefish (including
"snappers") |
No size limit |
10 |
All year |
| Weakfish |
16 10 filleted 12 dressed |
6 |
All year |
| Atlantic cod |
19 |
Any number |
All year |
| Pollock |
19 |
Any number |
All year |
| Striped bass; marine
waters** |
28 |
1 |
May 8 - Dec 15 |
| Striped bass; north
of George Washington Bridge |
18 |
1 |
March 16 - Nov 30 |
| Red drum |
14 |
2 greater than 32" |
All year |
| Spanish mackerel |
14 |
10 |
All year |
| King mackerel |
23 |
3 |
All year |
| Cobia |
37 |
2 |
All year |
| Atlantic sturgeon |
Moratorium |
Moratorium |
Moratorium |
| Black Sea Bass |
11 |
25 |
May 10 - Feb 28 |
| Scup (Porgy) |
9 |
50 |
July 1 - Nov 17 |
| American eel |
6 |
50 |
All year |
| Monkfish (goose fish) |
17 11 tail length |
Any number |
All year |
| American Shad |
No size limit |
5 |
All year |
| Hickory Shad |
No size limit |
5 |
All year |
| Crabs ++ |
No size limit |
50 |
All year |
American lobster ++
(Rec. permit required) |
3 1/4" carapace
length |
6 |
All year |
| Yellowtail flounder |
13 |
Any number |
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.
+ For the purposes of these regulations, Long Island Sound
includes all adjacent bays and harbors.
** Marine waters -- South of George Washington Bridge
++ Lobsters and crabs in spawn (eggs visible thereon)
may not be taken or possessed.
Check this web site periodically for changes in saltwater
fishing regulations. Can't get to a computer? The above
information is available as a taped telephone message
24 hours a day, 7 days a week at the Regulations Hotline:
1-800-REGS-DEC (available in Westchester County, New York
City, and Long Island only).
**Courtesy
N.Y.S.Department of Environmental Conservation
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