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New Rules for Commercial Fishermen and Recreational Anglers

\"fisher11\" The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife advises commercial fishermen and recreational anglers that the regulations pertaining to the commercial and recreational coastal shark and smooth dogfish fisheries have been adopted and became effective July 19, 2010.
The newly adopted regulations were necessary to comply with management measures mandated under the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Coastal Sharks, which includes smooth dogfish. 

Anglers should refer to the 2010 Marine Issue of the Fish and Wildlife Digest ( http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/digmar10.htm ) for complete regulation information and details on the recreational changes or http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/pdf/2010/comregs10.pdf for commercial changes pertaining to coastal sharks and smooth dogfish. 

For more details on the ASMFC Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Coastal Sharks and

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