TweetMedia contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-404-6100 or Amanda.Nalley@MyFWC.com Suggested Tweet: The @FWC needs your input on flounder. Virtual workshops scheduled June 2 and 4: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLFFWCC/bulletins/28dd151 #Florida #fishing FWC needs your input on future management of the flounder fishery FWC will be holding … Continue reading →
Tweet The Cooperative Multi-State Possession and Landing Program is a trial program that allows commercial fishing vessels that hold equivalent permits in neighboring states to possess each state’s trip limit onboard simultaneously. New York State, in cooperation with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode … Continue reading →
Tweet tion Eligible to Summer Flounder Permit Holders Only DEC opens the 2020 Summer Flounder Weekly Harvest Program on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. The weekly harvest limit is set at 1,000 pounds per fishing week (Saturday through Friday). The summer flounder weekly harvest … Continue reading →
TweetNOTICE Regulations implementing the Multi-State Possession Program for Summer Flounder were approved by the Connecticut Legislative Regulation Review Committee today. In anticipation of final adoption of the regulations in the near future, DEEP is distributing the program application to potential … Continue reading →
Tweet These Changes Only Apply to Commercial Fishing Summer Flounder Trip Limit Increase Effective Sunday, December 1, 2019, the daily trip limit is set at 140 pounds. Effective Sunday, December 8, 2019, the daily trip limit is increased to 490 pounds. This trip limit will remain in … Continue reading →
Tweet-Go to page 2- Connecticut Department of ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Commercial Fishery Possession Limit Adjustment NOTICE Effective 0001 hours Sunday, November 24, 2019, the summer flounder commercial fishery possession limit will be 1,200 pounds per week (0001 hours on … Continue reading →
Tweet subscribe These Changes Only Apply to Commercial Fishing On May 16, 2019, NOAA Fisheries revised the 2019 commercial quota for summer flounder. Stock assessments have revealed that, at this time, summer flounder is not overfished, and overfishing is not occurring. … Continue reading →
Tweet Final quotas and catch limits for the 2019 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fishery. Bulletin | New England/Mid-Atlantic | Mid-Atlantic Effective Date: January 1, 2019 We have published a final rule that implements the following measures: Summer flounder and … Continue reading →
Tweet These Changes Only Apply to Commercial Fishing Effective 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 15, 2018, the commercial summer flounder (fluke) fishery is CLOSED. This closure will remain in effect through Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Effective Wednesday August 1, 2018 the daily trip limit is … Continue reading →
Tweethe summer flounder season opens tomorrow, Friday, May 25. Size and possession limits are as follows:Island Beach State Park (shore fishing): 2 fish at 16”Delaware Bay and Tributaries: 3 fish at 17”All other marine waters: 3 fish at 18” … Continue reading →
Tweet Summer Flounder (Fluke) are one of Connecticut’s favorite marine species. A very tasty fish, fluke can be caught using a variety of baits including squid strips, sandworms, and an angler favorite, Sea Robin belly strips (Sea Robin are very … Continue reading →
Tweet New Amendment to Tautog Fishery Management Plan A new Amendment to the Interstate Fisheries Management Plan for Tautog was adopted in October 2017 by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC). This amendment was adopted in response to the … Continue reading →
TweetFor many anglers, the first sign of spring coincides with the return of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) to New York’s marine waters. Striped bass are migratory fish that spend the majority of their lives in coastal waters, but annually return to freshwater in … Continue reading →
TweetNew York State Summer Flounder Permit Holders: This directive hereby notifies you that in the State of New York on Friday, October 20, 2017 at 12:00AM (00:00 hours); the commercial summer flounder (fluke) fishery is CLOSED to summer flounder All Gear and Hook and Line … Continue reading →
TweetPROTECTION Notice to Recreational Fishermen NEW BLACK SEA BASS RECREATIONAL FISHING MEASURES FOR PARTY AND CHARTER FISHING VESSELS Black sea bass: For paying passengers on party or charter fishing vessels the new measures are: Open Season: May 1 – December … Continue reading →
Tweet Amendment 10 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Essential Fish Habitat NOAA Fisheries conducted a 5-year review of Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and determined that updates to HMS EFH are warranted and … Continue reading →
Tweet August 31, 2017 Effective tomorrow, September 1, 2017, until February 28, 2018, non-groundfish trawl vessels fishing with a codend mesh size of 5 inches or greater are no longer required to use approved selective trawl gear (haddock separator trawl, rope … Continue reading →
Tweet for 4 Groundfish Stocks and Windowpane Flounder Accountability Measures Today, NOAA Fisheries announces the implementation of Framework 56 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan.Framework 56 sets catch limits for four groundfish stocks for the 2017 fishing year (through April 30, … Continue reading →
Tweet State Led Efforts to Successfully Challenge National Marine Fisheries Data to Minimize Reductions to 30% and Ensure Viable Fishery for New York and Other East Coast States The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today that … Continue reading →
Tweet Latest Bites – May 2017 May 13, 2017 is FREE Fishing Day. Anyone can fish inland or marine waters without a fishing license. See details and list of events below. Trout Stocking continues into mid-May. Each day new waters are stocked. … Continue reading →
