Menhaden-According to Brandon Muffley NJ div.Of Fish & Game

[Capt Sal]

Just talked to head biologist Brandon Muffley and here are the changes. Purse sieners will be allowed to land 6000lbs of menhaden daily and are allowed to sell them for bait. The small boats throwing a cast net will also be allowed to sell to tackle shops if they purchased a ''landing permit'' along with there bait permit.All the other netters are in the same category and that is irrelevant. We as recreational fisherman can cast net bunker for our own purpose.
So there it is in a nut shell! This might help menhaden in some ways but the Omega boats are doing the most damage. The Belford bunker boats will be in Raritan Bay again this year but will be restricted to 6000 lbs. a day. I hope this clarifies things.