October 5, 2015
New Jersey\’s Fish and Game Council and the DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife are proposing amendments to the 2016 – 2017 Fish Code. The proposed amendments will be published in the October 5, 2015, New Jersey Register, initiating the sixty-day public comment period which will end on December 4, 2015. (See the Notice of Rule Proposal at www.nj.gov/dep/rules/notices/20151005a.html for a link to the full proposal.)
The Fish Code governs when, by what means, at which locations, in what numbers, and at what sizes, fish, and certain turtles and frogs may be pursued, caught, killed, or possessed in fresh waters of the state. Since the turn of the century, the Fish Code has provided a system for the protection, propagation, introduction and conservation of freshwater fish in this State and for their use and development for public recreation and food supply. Biennial revisions of season dates, creel limits and other regulations based on scientific investigation and research ensures the greatest likelihood of success in reaching these goals.
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