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Effective June 23^rd 2010

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	1	All year
Atlantic cod*	22	10*	All year
Pollock	19	No limit	All year
Haddock	18	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 - Oct 11 Nov 1 - Dec 31
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

*Anglers on board federally permitted party or charter vessels may possess any number of Atlantic cod, consistent with federal rules.

** Marine waters -- South of George Washington Bridge

*** The customer of any party/charter boat who takes more than 10 scup from Sept 7 - Oct 11 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.