Don’t forget to renew your salt water registration

[Joey Dah Fish]

If you have never registered please do so it is mandatory

[Joey Dah Fish]

http://www.nj.gov/dep/saltwaterregistry/index.html

[Topeka Boy]

Done Thanks
:D

[dales529]

Andy S will be replying soon!

[Bluefish]

yay !!! i registered, does this mean there will be bluefish here this summer season?

[jigmup]

Got the renewal email today

[AndyS]

Give me one good reason as to why. Look at all the constant battles we face on a yearly average. Go ahead and wave the white flag if you want to, I will NEVER REGISTER !

[PeteyHD]

I am registered

[Duffman]

Give me one good reason as to why!

Because the fine for NOT having it is $25 first offense and $50 for subsequent offenses.

I was boarded 3 times last season. That woulda been $125. I refuse to throw money away for something that is free.

[AndyS]

They can not fine you for something that is free. Also, get fined, pay it and then follow the money trail to see where your 25 bux ends up, probably in some fat cat politicians pocket !!
OR, get fined and don't pay it, are they going to tell you that you can not fish in the Atlantic Ocean anymore !!!
What a joke !!

[Duffman]

They can not fine you for something that is free!

huh? not understanding that?

[AndyS]

Registration is free — but anglers caught fishing without a registration card face fines of $300 to $3,000 for a first offense and $500 to $5,000 for subsequent offenses. Fishing groups argue that the fines are excessive. The New Gretna-based Recreational Fishing Alliance said it is complaining directly to the Governor’s Office.
“It’s outrageous to have that type of fine structure. On the saltwater fishing front, nothing else compares,” said Adam Nowalsky of the RFA.
Nowalsky said taking an undersized fish only brings a $70 fine. He urged council to take a stance against the fines.

Councilman Joe Rizzo asked Chanda, who heads the DEP’s Division of Fish and Wildlife, if the fines are comparable to other fisheries violations, including those in fresh water.

Chanda said they can’t be compared to freshwater fishing partly because they are covered by a different statute and also because the registry program has taken up so much of his staff’s time. He said the federal government wanted the fines.

[AndyS]

e.Any person who is required to register pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section, and who fails to register in accordance with established registry program requirements, shall be subject to a fine of $25 for the first offense and $50 for any subsequent offense. An owner or operator of a state-licensed or federally permitted for-hire vessel who is required to register pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section and who fails to register in accordance with the established registry program requirements shall be subject to a fine of $100 for the first offense and $200 for any subsequent offense. Any penalty imposed pursuant to this subsection shall be collected in the manner specified in paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 73 of P.L.1979, c.199 (C.23:2B-14). However, no other provisions of section 73 of P.L.1979, c.199 (C.23:2B-14) shall be applicable in the event that a person fails to comply with the requirements established under this section.

f.In order to facilitate and promote increased awareness of, or compliance with, registry program requirements, the department shall: (1) post information about the registry program and its requirements in a conspicuous place on the department's Internet website; and (2) develop and disseminate informational materials, including, but not limited to, pamphlets and posters, which identify the program's requirements, any relevant compliance deadlines, the available methods for attaining compliance, the penalties for non-compliance, and any other relevant program details.

In disseminating the materials developed pursuant to this subsection, the department shall provide informational pamphlets or other appropriate materials to the State's conservation officers, for distribution to individuals engaged in recreational fishing activities; and it shall provide informational posters, signs, pamphlets, and other appropriate materials to the State's bait and tackle shops, for display therein, and for distribution to bait and tackle consumers.

g.Any non-resident of New Jersey who is engaged in recreational fishing activities in this State shall be exempt from compliance with the State's registry program requirements if the person is registered under another state's registry program and the state in which the person is registered provides reciprocal exemption from its own registration requirements for persons who are registered under this State's registry program.

[Irish Jigger]

Just renewed!! Here’s the link for NY!

https://decals.dec.ny.gov/DECALSCitizenWeb

[Scrubby]

annnnd done..

[Rocky]

I love the word "FREE" here. My question is for how long? Once they figure out how many fishermen are fishing for "FREE" in their oceans they will start charging so they can milk another cash cow and waste that money also. :mad:

Government looks for more money to make more government in the guise of helping the people.

Fishermen will be their next ATM unfortunately. :(

[AndyS]

Isn't Federal waters from 0 to 3 miles offshore ? So fishing beyond 3 miles you should not need to register since it is a federal thing, am I correct ?

[frugalfisherman]

You don't need to register just practice this " No hablo Angles ".

[Gerry Zagorski]

Isn't Federal waters from 0 to 3 miles offshore ? So fishing beyond 3 miles you should not need to register since it is a federal thing, am I correct ?

Going Fishing :: Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
Recreational Fishing Permits. Anglers aged 16 or older need a permit to fish in Federal waters. All of the states in the Greater Atlantic Region also have fishing license and/or registration requirements. Your state will automatically register you with NOAA's national registry.

[Joey Dah Fish]

Please guys and girls. I too am nit thrilled with regulations and registration but it is the law. Please remember in order to try to get better and more accurate representation of some of the data used to create regs it becomes important to know how many people are fishing our waters. Other wise how can you argue the point of the numbers are wrong if you don’t give them the ability to get it right? You all know quite a bit of their data is incorrect (made up) so let help as much as we can to correct what we can and fight the ones we can’t correct. If you are a true fisherman you want healthy stocks so you and future generations can experience the same excitement you do. Hoping you all have a great year and please get involved in helping our fishery and fighting bad regs. Tight lines FFs

[AndyS]

It's just wrong. They lump these "numbers" together.
So I fish a few times off the beach in the fall and keep nothing, lumped in with a guy who fished off the jetty with his kids during summer vacation at the Jersey shore, lumped in with a retiree who fished 6 days a week and keeps everything, lumped in with the guy who has a 60' Post and fishes the canyons, lumped in with party boats, lumped in with a guy who fishes the tidal back bays, you tell me what kind of information you can derive from that !

I'm waiting...............................

[Adrenalinerush]

It's just wrong. They lump these "numbers" together.
So I fish a few times off the beach in the fall and keep nothing, lumped in with a guy who fished off the jetty with his kids during summer vacation at the Jersey shore, lumped in with a retiree who fished 6 days a week and keeps everything, lumped in with the guy who has a 60' Post and fishes the canyons, lumped in with party boats, lumped in with a guy who fishes the tidal back bays, you tell me what kind of information you can derive from that !

I'm waiting...............................


Lumpy at best.......

[Joey Dah Fish]

I know there are those many of you the won’t be happy with anything they do period. That’s fine but don’t complain that they make up the numbers . I don’t agree with there numbers either but I’m willing do do what I can to improve the possibilities of them being closer to the truth

[AndyS]

Yes, by all means register because we all know how well these "numbers" have helped us in the past few years to achieve smaller bag limits and shorter seasons.

[hammer4reel]

Yes, by all means register because we all know how well these "numbers" have helped us in the past few years to achieve smaller bag limits and shorter seasons.


Letting them know how many guys are actually fishing gives more voice than you give credit to.
They would love to see less guys registering, as then they can give more of the quota away.
Best thing you can do is inflate the numbers so the stop giving our poundage to other entities.

you don't see Colorado sending us their elk. or montana sending us their antelope.
why should we feed the rest of the US with the resources our state has to offer.

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[sbalewitz74]

You don't need to register just practice this " No hablo Angles ".

Que?

[RAMMFISH66]

Renewed mine and my better half's too!!! We will be back on the Hook in the early spring for "fun in the surf and the sun" as usual...see 'ya all later, RAMMIE!!!!

[slammer]

Reluctantly renewed,I don't care that its free.Just more B,S, On top of rules and regulations that are miss managed.