njdiver
02-09-2008, 06:44 AM
I have confirmed these changes as published in the NJ Register on January 7, 2008 as in full effect per NJDEP Marine Law Enforcement:
The following are excerpts from the
New Jersey Administrative Code Title 7:25-14
7:25-14.13 Size of lobster taken
(c) A person fishing in ASMFC Lobster Management Area 4 and/or 5 or that has designated Lobster Management Area 4 and/or 5 for fishing on their Federal Fisheries Permit or State Lobster Pot Permit shall not take, land, have in his or her possession, sell or offer to sell any American lobster with a length as measured in (a) above that is greater than the length listed below after the dates stipulated.
ASMFC Lobster
Management Area -Dates -Maximum Size (Inches)
LMA 4 - after July 1, 2002 - 5 1/4
LMA 5 - after July 1, 2004 - 5 1/4
(d) A person shall not import, export, have in his or her possession, buy, sell or offer to buy or sell any American lobster that does not comply with the size limits for the Lobster Management Areas as stipulated in (a) through (c) above.
(e) The maximum size limits stipulated in (c) above apply to the recreational harvest of American lobster. The minimum size limit for American lobster harvested for recreational purposes shall comply with those stipulated in (a) above and shall not be sold, offered for sale or bartered.
7:25-14.15 Prohibitions
(a) A person shall not take from the marine waters of this State by any means, import, export, offload at any port, have in his or her possession, buy, sell or offer to buy or sell, any American lobster with eggs attached, or from which the egg have been removed.
(b) A person shall not possess a female lobster bearing a v-shaped notch (that is, a straight-sided triangular cut with or without setal hairs, at least one-eighth inch in depth and tapering to a sharp point) in the flipper next to the right of the center flipper as viewed from the rear of the female lobster. V-notched female lobster also means any female which is mutilated in a manner which could hide, obscure or obliterate such a mark. The right flipper will be examined when the underside of the lobster is down and its tail is toward the person making the determination.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/rules/adminchg/080107a.pdf
The following are excerpts from the
New Jersey Administrative Code Title 7:25-14
7:25-14.13 Size of lobster taken
(c) A person fishing in ASMFC Lobster Management Area 4 and/or 5 or that has designated Lobster Management Area 4 and/or 5 for fishing on their Federal Fisheries Permit or State Lobster Pot Permit shall not take, land, have in his or her possession, sell or offer to sell any American lobster with a length as measured in (a) above that is greater than the length listed below after the dates stipulated.
ASMFC Lobster
Management Area -Dates -Maximum Size (Inches)
LMA 4 - after July 1, 2002 - 5 1/4
LMA 5 - after July 1, 2004 - 5 1/4
(d) A person shall not import, export, have in his or her possession, buy, sell or offer to buy or sell any American lobster that does not comply with the size limits for the Lobster Management Areas as stipulated in (a) through (c) above.
(e) The maximum size limits stipulated in (c) above apply to the recreational harvest of American lobster. The minimum size limit for American lobster harvested for recreational purposes shall comply with those stipulated in (a) above and shall not be sold, offered for sale or bartered.
7:25-14.15 Prohibitions
(a) A person shall not take from the marine waters of this State by any means, import, export, offload at any port, have in his or her possession, buy, sell or offer to buy or sell, any American lobster with eggs attached, or from which the egg have been removed.
(b) A person shall not possess a female lobster bearing a v-shaped notch (that is, a straight-sided triangular cut with or without setal hairs, at least one-eighth inch in depth and tapering to a sharp point) in the flipper next to the right of the center flipper as viewed from the rear of the female lobster. V-notched female lobster also means any female which is mutilated in a manner which could hide, obscure or obliterate such a mark. The right flipper will be examined when the underside of the lobster is down and its tail is toward the person making the determination.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/rules/adminchg/080107a.pdf