SPECIES |
SEASON |
| American eel |
6 inches / 50 per person /
Year round |
| American lobster |
3-1/4" carapace length / All Year
There is a maximum carapace size of 5" for lobster taken from the Gulf
of Maine. Carapace length measured from rear of eye socket parallel to the center line of
the bodyshell to the rear of the bodyshell. All lobsters measuring less than the minimum
legal carapace length must be returned to the waters from which taken. All lobsters must
be measured immediately. |
American Shad |
N/A / 6 per day / All Year |
Atlantic
Codfish |
21 inches / All Year / Any Number
As of January 1, 1997 the recreational size for Cod and Haddock is 21".
There is a 10 fish haddock/cod combination bag-limit. The recreational size and possession
limits apply to fishermen fishing from shore or private vessels. |
Blackfish
(Tautog) |
16" / No Limit / Apr. 16-Oct. 31
&
July 11-May 15 |
| Black Sea Bass |
12" / 20 fish / All Year |
Blue Claw Crabs
|
4-1/8" / May 1-Dec 31
measured across the shell from tip to tip of the posterior-most, longest spines
along the lateral margins of the carapace. |
Bluefish |
10 per day / Year Round |
Blue Marlin |
86" / 1 per day / All Year
May be taken by hook and line only; spearing, netting, snagging are prohibited. |
| Dabs-(Plaice) |
14" / No Limit / May 1-Dec. 31 |
| Drum-Red |
14 inches / No Limits / All year |
Flounder-Winter
|
12"
/ 10 per day / All Year |
| Flounder-Yellowtail |
13" / Any Number / All Year |
Flounder-Windowpane |
12" / No Limit / All Year |
Flounder-Summer
(Fluke) |
15-1/2" / 8 per day / May
10-Oct. 2 |
| Grey Sole |
14" / No Limit / All Year |
| Haddock |
21" /10 per day / All Year
As of January 1, 1997 the recreational size for Cod and Haddock is 21".
There is a 10 fish haddock/cod combination bag-limit. The recreational size and possession
limits apply to fishermen fishing from shore or private vessels. |
Marlin-White |
62" / 1 per trip / All Year
May be taken by hook and line only;
spearing, netting, snagging are prohibited. |
| Monkfish (goose fish) |
17 inches & 11-inch tail length
No limit / Year round |
| Pollock |
14 inches / All Year / Any Number |
| Redfish |
9" / No Limit / All Year |
| River Herring |
Any Size / 1 per day / All Year
Subject to regulation by the Division and local community. Consult local
regulations. |
Sailfish |
57" / 1 per trip / All Year
May be taken by hook and line only; spearing, netting, snagging are prohibited |
Scup (porgy) |
9" / 25 fish / All Year |
| Smelt |
Any Size / No Limit / June 16-March 14
May be taken by hook and line only; spearing, netting, snagging are prohibited. |
| Spanish mackerel |
14" / 10 per day / All Year |
| Striped Bass: |
28-34" / 6 per day / Season varies
Special Conditions:
Striped Bass has a 28" minimum size and a two fish bag limit for recreational
fishermen. Bass must be kept whole, with head, tail and body intact - no mutilation
permitted (other than evisceration). The discard of dead, legal size striped bass is
prohibited. Striped Bass may only be harvested by hook & line. |
Weakfish |
16" / No limit / All Year |
