“As a result, fishery managers have limited options but to make significant cuts. 1157 L/S Studio Tee Moonlight-P 188.00 USD. “Here’s yet another species where we are learning the re-calibrated recreational fishing data is indicating we have been catching way more fish than we thought,” said Potomac River Fisheries Commission Executive Secretary Martin Gary, referencing the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) introduced by NOAA’s Fisheries division in 2008. Size Guide Made in the USA What is Lagenlook Caring for your Blue Fish Contact Login Search. States with the most bluefish quota are North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Florida and Massachusetts. In recent years Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia typically have accounted for less than 10 percent of the total landings of bluefish, while New York and North Carolina usually account for nearly half of the bluefish caught. After evaluating a wide range of options and considering numerous comments from the public, we feel that this approach is the most fair and effective way to achieve the necessary reduction in harvest next year,” Luisi says. “The Council and Commission are fully committed to the effective conservation and management of this stock, but we also recognize that a sudden change in regulations could have severe socioeconomic consequences for some stakeholders. “For many years, bluefish has been one of our most abundant recreational fisheries,” said MFC chairman and ASMFC board member Mike Luisi. The commercial fishery will see a 64 percent reduction in quota. This amounts to a predicted 18 percent reduction in the recreational harvest. For 2020, no restrictions were made to minimum fish size or seasons. The current limit in federal waters from three to 200 miles offshore is 15 fish per person with no minimum size restriction. It’s a 365-day season all around, and the current rules are the same for charter boats and individual anglers. Delaware and Virginia have no size limits and a 10-fish per-day per angler possession limit. Maryland’s current minimum size limit is eight inches with a 10-fish daily limit.
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