2018 Fluke and Sea Bass Options

[Angler Paul]

2018 FLUKE AND SEA BASS OPTIONS
Below are the options for fluke and sea bass that the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council will consider at their next meeting on 4/5/18 at 5 PM at the Bay Av. Community Center located at 775 East Bay Av., Manahawkin, NJ. The public will have an opportunity to give their opinions before the council votes on which options to adopt. A top priority for JCAA is to close the gap between when fluke season ends and sea bass season begins. We certainly don’t want to go seven weeks with little to fish for inshore as we had to do last year after fluke season ended on 9/5. I will post the final regulations on the JCAA FB page on Thursday evening. Please “like” our page to keep abreast of the regulations and other important fisheries news.
Paul Haertel, JCAA Board Member – Past President

Fluke Options
5/25 – 9/22 3 fish 18”
5/22 – 9/20 3 fish 18”
5/15 – 9/16 3 fish 18”
(The special regulations of 3 fish at 17” for Delaware Bay and 2 fish at 16” for Island Beach are expected to remain the same)
Sea Bass Options
1. May 23 – June 30, 10 fish, 12.5 inches
July 1 – August 31, 2 fish, 12.5 inches
October 8 – October 31, 10 fish, 12.5 inches
November 1 – December 31, 15 fish, 13 inches

2. May 15 – June 22, 10 fish, 12.5 inches
July 1 – August 31, 2 fish, 12.5 inches
October 8 – October 31, 10 fish, 12.5 inches
November 1 – December 31, 15 fish, 13 inches

3. June 9 – June 30, 10 fish, 12.5 inches
July 1 – August 31, 2 fish, 12.5 inches
October 1 – October 31, 15 fish, 12.5 inches
November 1 – December 31, 15 fish, 12.5 inches

[Belmarguy]

#1 on the fluke options and #2 on the sea bass makes the most sense for the people who do this to make a living

[slammer]

I would pick #1 fluke and #1 sea bass.

[Joey Dah Fish]

Number 1 on Fluke 2 one sea bass.

[tuna john]

#1 and #1 both seem good

[ESFISH]

All the options suck compared to Delaware, Maryland & Virginia that have the following.

Fluke 4 fish, 16.5" no closed season,open all year.

Sea Bass May 15- Sept 21 15 fish, 12.5"
Oct22- Dec 31 15 fish, 12.5"

[bulletbob]

Originally Posted by ESFISH

All the options suck compared to Delaware, Maryland & Virginia that have the following.

Fluke 4 fish, 16.5" no closed season,open all year.

Sea Bass May 15- Sept 21 15 fish, 12.5"
Oct22- Dec 31 15 fish, 12.5"

Population of NY NJ Conn is 33,000,000
Population of Del/Mar/Va is 15,000,000

We also have big commercial fisheries here, and extensive party/charter fleets that don't exist south of NJ... Too much pressure on the stocks, is the reasoning I suppose... bob

[Capt Joe]

Originally Posted by Belmarguy

#1 on the fluke options and #2 on the sea bass makes the most sense for the people who do this to make a living

Agreed

[Bluescat1]

1 Fluke
2 Sea Bass

[Water Proof]

From the options listed, Option #1 for Fluke and #1 or #2 for Sea Bass .. I'll be at meeting tomorrow ...

Mark