AndyS
08-25-2024, 10:00 AM
Just got back from Crystal River Florida, my sister bought a house there so she can "snow bird" for the winter. I did get a chance to drive over and see the gulf side. It was HOT, stupid hot, in your face obnoxious hot. It was low tide and it smelled like a really bad swamp. I know there are many beautiful parts of Florida, especially for fishing but I wasn't quite impressed with this area.
What I did notice in this area was boats, lots and lots and lots of boats, boats everywhere, tackle stores everywhere, RV's, campers, gun stores, you name it !! Looks like a fishing mecca, I guess I need to explore more if and when I do decide to go back down again. It looks like I will need a saltwater fishing license if I decide to go fishing. I started looking into saltwater fishing licenses and this is what I found:
Florida-yes
Georgia-yes
South Carolina-yes
North Carolina-yes
Virginia-yes
Delaware-yes
Maryland-yes
New Jersey-sw registry
New York-sw registry
Connecticut-yes
Massachusetts-yes
Rhode Island-yes
New Hampshire-yes
Maine- it's complicated (typical Maine)
So the saltwater Registry is explained:
The registry is an important tool that will help fishermen and policy makers work together to better account for the contributions and impacts of saltwater anglers on ocean ecosystems and coastal economies. It is part of a national overhaul of the way NOAA collects and reports recreational fishing data. The goal of the initiative – known as the Marine Recreational Information Program, or MRIP – is to provide the most accurate information possible that can be used to determine the health of fish stocks. Reliable, universally trusted data will in turn aid anglers, fisheries managers and other stakeholders in their combined efforts to effectively and fairly set the rules that will ensure the long term sustainability of recreational fishing.
So states with a saltwater fishing license NOAA uses the number of sales to determine how data is collected, I'm confused.
What I did notice in this area was boats, lots and lots and lots of boats, boats everywhere, tackle stores everywhere, RV's, campers, gun stores, you name it !! Looks like a fishing mecca, I guess I need to explore more if and when I do decide to go back down again. It looks like I will need a saltwater fishing license if I decide to go fishing. I started looking into saltwater fishing licenses and this is what I found:
Florida-yes
Georgia-yes
South Carolina-yes
North Carolina-yes
Virginia-yes
Delaware-yes
Maryland-yes
New Jersey-sw registry
New York-sw registry
Connecticut-yes
Massachusetts-yes
Rhode Island-yes
New Hampshire-yes
Maine- it's complicated (typical Maine)
So the saltwater Registry is explained:
The registry is an important tool that will help fishermen and policy makers work together to better account for the contributions and impacts of saltwater anglers on ocean ecosystems and coastal economies. It is part of a national overhaul of the way NOAA collects and reports recreational fishing data. The goal of the initiative – known as the Marine Recreational Information Program, or MRIP – is to provide the most accurate information possible that can be used to determine the health of fish stocks. Reliable, universally trusted data will in turn aid anglers, fisheries managers and other stakeholders in their combined efforts to effectively and fairly set the rules that will ensure the long term sustainability of recreational fishing.
So states with a saltwater fishing license NOAA uses the number of sales to determine how data is collected, I'm confused.