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SEASIDE PARK WATERSPORTS, SAILING & JERSEY SHORE ADVENTURES
FISHERMAN'S GUIDE
FISHERMAN'S GUIDE SEASIDE PARK WATERSPORTS, SAILING & JERSEY SHORE ADVENTURES

2023 NJ RECREATIONAL MINIMUM SIZE, POSSESSION LIMITS & SEASONS
2023 NJ RECREA TIONAL MINIMUM SIZE, POSSESSION LIMITS & SEASONS
Fish are measured from tip of snout to tip of tail (except Black Sea Bass and Sharks). Cleaning or filleting of fish with a minimum size
limit while at sea is prohibited. See the Marine Fishing Issue of the NJ Fish & Wildlife Digest or New Jersey Fish & Wildlife
website for exceptions. * Anticipated changes in 2023. Please check the Division of Fish and Wildlife
website for the most up to date information.

Compliments of:
New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection
Division of Fish and Wildlife
SUMMER FLOUNDER (FLUKE)
HARD CLAM www.njfishandwildlife.com NJ Coastal Waters • 3 Fish18" minimum
Recreational Limit • 150 Clams Island Beach State Park (Shore Mode only) • 2 Fish 16"
No Harvest on Sunday May 25 through September 5
Shellfish License Required

BLACK SEA BASS
12.5 inches
WINTER FLOUNDER Season Opens May 15
2 Fish at 12 inches • Season Closes Dec. 31 SHARK
1 Fish Per Vessel at 54 inches
Seasons: See Marine Digest

BLUEFISH
15 Fish No Minimum Size
WEAKFISH Open Season: Jan. 1 - Dec. 31
1 fish at 13 inches
Open Season: Jan. 1 - Dec. 31 BLUE CRAB
Peeler or Shedder - 3 inches
Soft - 3 ½ inches • Hard - 4 ½ inches
Recreational Limit - One Bushel
STRIPED BASS Crab Pot/Trot line Seasons:
2 Fish at 28” All Other Waters March 15 - Nov. 30
Open Season: Jan. 1 - Dec. 31

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