Menhaden/Bunker Quota in 2013

[SaltLife1980]

I saw bunker boats from all over the place last season in Raritan bay..

[Gerry Zagorski]

We saw a lot of boats in Sandy Hook bay as well. Not the big reduction boats but the seining bait boats.

Just like in Raritan Bay there were loads of Bunker all through the summer but nothing harassing them.

[GDubya07]

Last year I saw a ton of bunker and that is great in my opinion - did not see as many reduction boats - but there were seining bait boats

Hey they stuck around all fluke season which was awesome and I just hope they come back and arent slaughtered like years past

G-

[Capt Sal]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

We saw a lot of boats in Sandy Hook bay as well. Not the big reduction boats but the seining bait boats.

Just like in Raritan Bay there were loads of Bunker all through the summer but nothing harassing them.

The reduction boats have to be beyond the three mile limit.We have some out of state ''purse sieners'' working Raritan Bay.Most are out of Manasquan.There was alot of bunker in the bay last year but when the water was too warm for bass.When will our Governor ban purse sieners from Raritan Bay?NY did it along time ago and it is the same bay.As far alot of bunker in the bay?That is the way it is supposed to be and had been since i was a kid.The south side of the bay is as good as the NY side for stripers until the bunker are wiped out by the purse sieners.This spring is going to be a good one for bass in the bay as well as oceanside!