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SECTION 13-0340
Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
Environmental Conservation (ENV) CHAPTER 43-B, ARTICLE 13, TITLE 3
§ 13-0340. Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).

The department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand
twenty-five, fix by regulation measures for the management of bluefish
(Pomatomus saltatrix), including size limits, catch and possession
limits, open and closed seasons, closed areas, restrictions on the
manner of taking and landing, requirements for permits and eligibility
therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements on the amount and
type of fishing effort and gear, and requirements relating to
transportation, possession and sale, provided that such regulations are
no less restrictive than requirements set forth in this chapter and
provided further that such regulations are consistent with the
compliance requirements of applicable fishery management plans adopted
by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and with applicable
provisions of fishery management plans adopted pursuant to the Federal
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et seq.).