Printer-friendlyPart 40, Section 1 - Marine Fish - Open Seasons, Size and Catch Limits (Summer Flounder) - Express Terms - Adopted February 6, 2008
Express Terms
Part 40 of Title 6 of the Official Compilation of New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, entitled "Marine Fish," is amended to read as follows:
Section 40.1 (f) is amended as follows:
40.1 (f) Table A - Recreational Fishing.
| Species | Open Season | Minimum Length | Possession Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striped Bass (except the Hudson River north of the George Washington Bridge) | Apr 15 - Dec 15 | Licensed Party/Charter Boat anglers 28" TL | 2 |
| All other anglers 28" to 40" TL | 1 | ||
| >40" TL(Total Length) * | 1 | ||
| Red Drum | All year | No minimum size limit | No limit for fish less than 27" TL Fish greater than 27" TL shall not be possessed |
| Tautog | Oct 1 - May 31 | 14" TL | 10 |
| American Eel | All year | 6" TL | 50 |
| Pollock | All year | 19" TL | No limit |
| Haddock | All year | 19" TL | No limit |
| Atlantic cod | All year | 22" TL | No limit |
| Summer flounder | [All year] None (closed as of September 17, 2007) |
[19.5"] | [4] |
| Yellowtail Flounder | All year | 13" TL | No limit |
| Atlantic Sturgeon | No possession allowed | ||
| Spanish Mackerel | All year | 14" TL | 15 |
| King Mackerel | All year | 23" TL | 3 |
| Cobia | All year | 37" TL | 2 |
| Monkfish (Goosefish) | All year | 17" TL 11" Tail Length # |
No limit |
| Weakfish | All year | 16" TL 10" Fillet length+ 12" Dressed length** |
6 |
| Bluefish | All year | No minimum size limit for the first 10 fish; 12" TL for the next 5 fish. | 15, no more than 10 of which shall be less than 12" TL. |
| Winter Flounder | April 1 - May 30 | 12" TL | 10 |
| Scup (porgy) Licensed Party/Charter Boat anglers **** | June 1 - Aug. 31 | 10.5" TL | 25 |
| Sept. 1 - Oct. 31 | 10.5" TL | 60 | |
| Scup (porgy) All other anglers | June 1 - Oct. 31 | 10.5" TL | 25 |
| Black Sea Bass | All year | 12" TL | 25 |
| American Shad | All year | No minimum size limit | 5 |
| Hickory Shad | All year | No minimum size limit | 5 |
| Oyster toadfish | Jan 1 - May 14 and July 16 - Dec 31 | 10" TL | 3 |
| Large & Small Coastal Sharks ##, ### | As per Title 50 CFR,Part 635### | As per Title 50 CFR, Part 635### | As per Title 50 CFR, Part 635### |
| Pelagic Sharks ++,### | As per Title 50 CFR, Part 635### | As per Title 50 CFR, Part 635### | As per Title 50 CFR, Part 635### |
| Prohibited Sharks***,### | No possession allowed |
* Total length is the longest straight line measurement from the tip of the snout, with the mouth closed, to the longest lobe of the caudal fin (tail), with the lobes squeezed together, laid flat on the measuring device.
# The tail length is the longest straight line measurement from the tip of the caudal fin (tail) to the fourth cephalic dorsal spine (all dorsal spines must be intact), laid flat on the measuring device.
+ The fillet length is the longest straight line measurement from end to end of any fleshy side portion of the fish cut lengthwise away from the backbone, which must have the skin intact, laid flat on the measuring device.
** Dressed length is the longest straight line measurement from the most anterior portion of the fish, with the head removed, to the longest lobe of the caudal fin (tail), with the caudal fin intact and with the lobes squeezed together, laid flat on the measuring device.
## Large and Small Coastal Sharks include those shark species so defined as in Table 1 to Appendix A to Part 635 of Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations
++Pelagic sharks include those species so defined as in Table 1 to Appendix A to Part 635 of Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations
***Prohibited sharks include those species so defined as in Table 1 to Appendix A to Part 635 of Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations
###Applicable provisions of the following are incorporated herein by reference: 50 CFR Part 635-Atlantic Highly Migratory Species, final rule as adopted by U.S. Department of Commerce as published in the Federal Register, Volume 64, Number 103, pages 29135-29160, May 28, 1999, and as amended in volume 68, Number 247, pages 74746-74789, December 24, 2003. A copy of the federal rule incorporated by reference herein may be viewed at: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of Marine Resources, 205 N. Belle Mead Road, East Setauket, New York, 11733.
****See Special Regulations contained in 6NYCRR 40.1 (h) (3).
