Notes:
1) Subject to regulation by the Division and local community. Consult local
regulations
2) Black sea bass are measured from the tip of the snout or jaw (mouth
closed) to the farthest extremity of the tail, not including the tail filament
3) Scup has a recreational limit of 25 fish per angler with a maximum of 50
fish per private vessel with 2 or more fishermen on board. Anglers on
for-hire vessels are allowed 60 fish per angler during May and June only.
4) Bass must be kept whole, with head, tail and body intact - no mutilation
permitted (other than evisceration). The discard of dead, legal size
striped bass is prohibited. To prohibit the practice of high-grading,
recreational fishermen may not retain legal-sized striped bass and
release said fish in favor of another larger legal-sized striped bass
captured subsequently. It shall be unlawful to keep striped bass alive in
the water by attaching a line or chain to the fish or placing the fish in a
live well or holding car. Striped bass are measured from the tip of the
snout or jaw (mouth closed) to the farthest extremity of the tail.
5) Winter flounder may not be taken from Mount Hope Bay and its
tributaries except recreational fishermen may take 4 fish between Apr 13
and May 19 and between Sep 28 and Oct 28
6) It is unlawful for any person to harvest, possess or sell river herring in
the Commonwealth or in the waters under the jurisdiction of the
Commonwealth. These measures will expire on January 1, 2009.
7) Billfish are measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the tail fork
8) Federal rules apply beyond state waters. consult NOAA Fisheries.
1) Subject to regulation by the Division and local community. Consult local
regulations
2) Black sea bass are measured from the tip of the snout or jaw (mouth
closed) to the farthest extremity of the tail, not including the tail filament
3) Scup has a recreational limit of 25 fish per angler with a maximum of 50
fish per private vessel with 2 or more fishermen on board. Anglers on
for-hire vessels are allowed 60 fish per angler during May and June only.
4) Bass must be kept whole, with head, tail and body intact - no mutilation
permitted (other than evisceration). The discard of dead, legal size
striped bass is prohibited. To prohibit the practice of high-grading,
recreational fishermen may not retain legal-sized striped bass and
release said fish in favor of another larger legal-sized striped bass
captured subsequently. It shall be unlawful to keep striped bass alive in
the water by attaching a line or chain to the fish or placing the fish in a
live well or holding car. Striped bass are measured from the tip of the
snout or jaw (mouth closed) to the farthest extremity of the tail.
5) Winter flounder may not be taken from Mount Hope Bay and its
tributaries except recreational fishermen may take 4 fish between Apr 13
and May 19 and between Sep 28 and Oct 28
6) It is unlawful for any person to harvest, possess or sell river herring in
the Commonwealth or in the waters under the jurisdiction of the
Commonwealth. These measures will expire on January 1, 2009.
7) Billfish are measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the tail fork
8) Federal rules apply beyond state waters. consult NOAA Fisheries.
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