2015 NJ Regs

[RBC67]

Originally Posted by Capt.Yasar

If you are in NY waters you can only have one fish 28 inches or more and only between 4/15 - 12/15. What if between 8/31 and 12/31 you are in NY waters and have a NJ Bonus Tag fish between 24 and 28...will it be illegal ?

Nope tag is Jersey only according to what they said last night

[Capt.Yasar]

Originally Posted by RBC67

Nope tag is Jersey only according to what they said last night

Exactly. I'm wondering having a fish less than 28 would be illegal in NY waters even if you have an NJ tag.. Since NJ tag is not valid in NY.

[makosnax]

Originally Posted by mccandrj

Then you would have more then half the boaters, headboats and charters breaking the law then. And, my yaking friends and i! Now, you cant go up tributaries or in bays and expect "the Launch Rule" would work, but if your out in the bay, there is no way to police it.

Go over to Staten Island with short fish and watch what happens. Oh and you better have a NY license.

[dales529]

Here is what my understanding is :
1)The Striper 2015 Regulation of 1 fish at 28" or greater and 1 Fish at 43" or greater is already at Christies office for signature. That could happen tomorrow or in his time frame but most likely sooner than later, (before any real spring run)
Until then 2014 regulations apply.

2) The Bonus Tag is a separate issue and the proposed 2015 Bonus Tag has to go through Lawyer review and then be presented to Christie for signature. This could take 3-4 weeks or longer. Until he signs it 2014 Bonus Tag rules and pre-purchased 2015 Bonus tags will be honored. The Day he signs the 2015 Tag regs, the Bonus tag will be removed until Sept 1. We believe that pre-purchased bonus tags will be honored.

One concern the state has is that many bonus tags do not get returned which results in a loss of data that the program was initiated for so please if you buy one fill it out and return it. Its obvious that its easier if not policed to just retain the one bonus tag and re-use it again again and again but then we become part of the problem.

3) To settle the debate: IF YOU ARE IN NY WATERS AND BOARDED (Key word) YOUR FISH MUST MEET NY REGULATIONS. IF YOU ARE QUESTIONED AT THE DOCK THEN YOUR FISH MUST MEET THE STATE YOU ARE DOCKED IN REGULATIONS. ITS THAT SIMPLE

Fluke regs are what they are and if you want any input on the 53% reduction over 2 years on seabass after they admit the stock is rebuilt then the Long Branch Meeting should be overflowing to the streets.

[Vernon]

Originally Posted by makosnax

Go over to Staten Island with short fish and watch what happens. Oh and you better have a NY license.

What NY License?

[Vernon]

Originally Posted by dales529

Here is what my understanding is :
1)The Striper 2015 Regulation of 1 fish at 28" or greater and 1 Fish at 43" or greater is already at Christies office for signature. That could happen tomorrow or in his time frame but most likely sooner than later, (before any real spring run)
Until then 2014 regulations apply.

2) The Bonus Tag is a separate issue and the proposed 2015 Bonus Tag has to go through Lawyer review and then be presented to Christie for signature. This could take 3-4 weeks or longer. Until he signs it 2014 Bonus Tag rules and pre-purchased 2015 Bonus tags will be honored. The Day he signs the 2015 Tag regs, the Bonus tag will be removed until Sept 1. We believe that pre-purchased bonus tags will be honored.

One concern the state has is that many bonus tags do not get returned which results in a loss of data that the program was initiated for so please if you buy one fill it out and return it. Its obvious that its easier if not policed to just retain the one bonus tag and re-use it again again and again but then we become part of the problem.

3) To settle the debate: IF YOU ARE IN NY WATERS AND BOARDED (Key word) YOUR FISH MUST MEET NY REGULATIONS. IF YOU ARE QUESTIONED AT THE DOCK THEN YOUR FISH MUST MEET THE STATE YOU ARE DOCKED IN REGULATIONS. ITS THAT SIMPLE

Fluke regs are what they are and if you want any input on the 53% reduction over 2 years on seabass after they admit the stock is rebuilt then the Long Branch Meeting should be overflowing to the streets.

Exactly correct, finally someone can read!

[shrimpman steve]

Not a ny license but you must be in the ny saltwater registry. The nj saltwater registry in no good in ny. Renewed both of mine today very easy no cost (yet)

[makosnax]

Originally Posted by mccandrj

What NY License?

Go to the NY site to buy a license, upon checkout it is free. The site is either DECAL or DECALS

[Vernon]

Originally Posted by shrimpman steve

Not a ny license but you must be in the ny saltwater registry. The nj saltwater registry in no good in ny. Renewed both of mine today very easy no cost (yet)

Yes it is the registry, not a license, but if you have a National Registry, you don't need either; NY or NJ!

[Gerry Zagorski]

The way the NY/NJ regulations work is not based on the port you sail out of, it is where you are at any given point in time.

If you are in NJ and happen to get boarded you need to be in compliance with NJ regs. If in NY then NY regs.

So if you catch a legal fish and have your legal possession limit in NJ, once you cross over into NY, it does not matter if your are fishing or not, you have to be in compliance with the NY regs.

Thus Yasar's fall bonus tag fish between 24 and 28 would be illegal to possess in NY waters since NY laws are one fish over 28".

Lets take the opposite scenario...

Joey 2 Bags from Great Kills Harbor NY jumps on his boat and comes over into NJ waters. Lets assume he is in the NJ salt water registry and catches and keeps 2 fish that are legal according to NJ regs and while he is in NJ waters. As soon as he is crosses back over into NY waters, FUHGETABOUTIT, he is out of complaince since NY has a 1 fish limit.

You got a problem wit dat ?