New York State Regulations 2010-These regulations are effective April 12, 2010. Marine Recreational Fishing Limits Species Size Limits (Total Length in Inches) Daily Possession Limits (Number of Fish) Open Seasons Summer flounder (fluke) 21 2 May 15 - Sept 6 Winter flounder 12 2 April 1 - May 30 Tautog (blackfish) 14 4 Oct 1 - Dec 20 Jan 17 - Apr 30 Bluefish (including "snappers") No minimum size for first 10 fish 12 TL for the next 5 15 No more than 10 of which shall be less than 12" TL All year Weakfish 16 10 filleted 12 dressed 6 All year Atlantic cod 22 No limit All year Pollock 19 No limit All year Haddock 19 No limit All year Striped bass: marine waters** Anglers aboard licensed party/charter boats 28 2*** Apr 15 - Dec 15 Striped bass: marine waters** All other anglers 28 - 40 >40 1 1 Apr 15 - Dec 15 Striped bass: Hudson River north of George Washington Bridge 18 1 Mar 16 - Nov 30 Red drum No minimum size No limit for fish less than 27" TL. Fish greater than 27" shall not be possessed. All year Spanish mackerel 14 15 All year King mackerel 23 3 All year Cobia 37 2 All year Atlantic sturgeon Moratorium Moratorium Moratorium Black Sea Bass 12.5 25 May 22 - Sept 12 Scup (Porgy) Anglers aboard licensed party/charter boats 11 10 40*** June 8 - Sept 6 Sept 7 - Oct 11*** Scup (Porgy) All other anglers 10.5 10 May 24 - Sept 26 American eel 6 50 All year Monkfish (goose fish) 17 11 tail length Any number All year American Shad Possession Prohibited Possession Prohibited Possession Prohibited Hickory Shad No size limit 5 All year Yellowtail flounder 13 No limit All year Oyster toadfish 10 3 July 16 - May 14 Horseshoe crabs No size limit 5 All year Blue Crab+ Hard Shell Soft Shell Peeler/Shedder++ 4 1/2" 3 1/2" 3" 50 All year All Other Crabs+ No size limit 50 All year American lobster+ (Recreational permit required) 3 3/8" minimum carapace length 51/4" maximum carapace length 6 All year ** Marine waters -- South of George Washington Bridge *** The customer of any party/charter boat who takes more than 10 scup from Sept 1 - Oct 15 or takes two striped bass from Apr 15 - Dec 15 must possess an original dated receipt from the licensed vessel. + Lobsters and crabs in spawn (eggs visible thereon) may not be taken or possessed. ++ Peeler or shedder crabs are hard blue crabs which have a fully formed soft shell beneath the hard outer shell and the impending shedding process is evidenced by the white sign along the outer rim of the paddle-like appendages on the crab's fifth pair of legs. Recreational Fishing Regulations for Sharks Category Species Minimum Size Limit Daily Possession Limit Large and Small Coastal Sharks and Pelagic Sharks Tiger, Blacktip, Bull, Great hammerhead, Lemon, Nurse, Scalloped hammerhead, Smooth hammerhead, Spinner, Blacknose, Bonnethead, Finetooth, Blue, Shortfin mako, Oceanic whitetip, Thresher, Poreagle 54 inches fork length* One shark per vessel per trip Large and Small Coastal Sharks and Pelagic Sharks (cont.) Atlantic sharpnose, Bonnethead No size limit One Atlantic sharpnose per person per trip. One Bonnecthead per person per trip. Prohibited Sharks Atlantic angel, Galapagos, Basking, Longfin mako, Bigeye sand tiger, Narrowtooth, Bigeye Sixgill, Night, Bigeye thresher, Sand tiger, Bignose, Sevengill, Carribean reef, Sixgill, Carribean sharpnose, Smalltail, Dusky, Whale, White+, Silky and Sandbar. No possession allowed No possession allowed * Fork length means the straightline measurement of a fish from the tip of the snout to the fork of the tail. The measurement is not made along the curve of the body. + A person may fish for white sharks with rod and reel, provided the person releases such fish immediately with a minimum of injury and that such fish may not be removed from the water. Other provisions All landed sharks must have head, tails and fins attached. No sale allowed. No finning. For further information about catching and landing sharks call National Marine Fisheries Service Fisheries Information Line at (978) 281-9278. Massachusetts Regulations 2010 Recreational Finfish Regulations as of March 25, 2010

Species Season Size Limit Possession Limit   American Eel (1) All Year 6 in 50 fish   Black Sea Bass (2) May 22 - Sept 12 12.5 in 20 fish   Blue Marlin (6) All Year 86 in 1 fish   Bluefish All Year No Limit 10 fish  Cod (North of Cape Cod)    Spring Cod Conservation Zone  Winter Cod Conservation Zone  All Other Areas  All Other Areas       May 01 - Jun 30   Closed Dec 01 - Jan 31   Closed Apr 01 - Oct 31 24 in 10 fish Nov 01 - Mar 31 24 in 2 fish / person (75 lb / boat)   Cod (South & East of Cape Cod) All Year 22 in 10 fish   Dab (Plaice) All Year 14 in No Limit   Spiny Dogfish All Year No Limit No Limit   Fluke May 22 - Sept 6 18.5 in 5 fish   Gray Sole (Witch) All Year 14 in No Limit   Haddock (7) All Year 18 in No Limit   Halibut All Year 36 in 1 fish   Monkfish All Year 17 in No Limit   Pollock All Year No Limit No Limit   Redfish All Year 9 in No Limit   River Herring (5) Harvest, possession, sale and use are prohibited   Sailfish (6) All Year 57 in 1 fish   Scup (3) May 24 - Sep 26 10.5 in 10 fish   Shad All Year No Limit 6 fish   Sharks (excludes spiny dogfish) refer to shark section   Smelt Jun 16 - Mar 14 No Limit 50 fish   Spiny Dogfish All Year No Limit No Limit   Striped Bass (4) All Year 28 in 2 fish   Tautog All Year 16 in 3 fish   Tunas Federal rules apply. Consult NOAA Fisheries   Weakfish All Year 16 in 1 fish   White Marlin (6) All Year 62 in 1 fish   White Perch All Year 8 in 25 fish   Windowpane All Year 12 in No Limit   Winter Flounder   North of Cape Cod Nov 1 - Aug 31 12 in 8 fish   Winter Flounder   South & East of Cape Cod Apr 24 - May 23 12 in 2 fish Sep 25 - Oct 24 12 in 2 fish   Yellowtail Flounder All Year 13 in No Limit 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) Maximum 50 scup per private vessel. Party/charter vessel patrons: 11" size limit, 40 fish May 15 - Jun 18, 10 fish Jun 19 - Sep 17. 4) Striped 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. Note: Permitted party/charter vessel operators may fillet striped bass for their customers.  See 322 CMR 6.07 (4)(g) for details. 5) 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, 2012. 6) Billfish are measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the tail fork 7) Federal rules apply beyond state waters. consult NOAA Fisheries. How to measure finfish

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