Salt Water Fishing

NJ Fish and Game Council is under attack.

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ACTION ALERT N.J. Fish & Game Council Changes Threaten Hunting, Fishing & Trapping New Jersey Legislative Bills A6055/S4893 would remove three sportsmen from the Fish & Game Council and replace them with animal-welfare advocates — including a possible Chair. This means less science-based management and more anti-hunting & anti-fishing influence on decisions that directly affect you. Why It Matters to You If these bills pass, […]

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NJOA Meets with Jack Ciatterelli

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 NJOA Meets with Gubernatorial Candidate Jack Ciattarelli With New Jersey’s governor election set for this November, NJOA has reached out to both major party candidates and requested meetings.    As a result, NJOA recently met with republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli at his headquarters in Somerville.  We had a productive and wide-ranging discussion regarding his environmental platform,

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NJOA urges President Trump to ban reduction fishing by Omega Protein

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President Trump is considering banning factory fishing for menhaden in federal waters. The NJOA is requesting recreational anglers to let President Trump know that we want him to do this through a direct link to the White House. Omega Protein reduction fleets owned by its parent company, Canadian – owned Cooke Inc., have been taking

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NJOA talks Summer Flounder with Virginia Tech Student

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Akea Cader, MS Student, Virginia Tech, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Conservation requested a meeting with the NJOA  to assist them in their Virginia Tech Project on Recreational Fishing.  The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech, is a public landgrant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia.  NJOA

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Recreational Fishing is dying from Overregulation

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April 18, 2025 President Donald Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20500 Re: Urgent Need to Address Regulatory Burdens on Recreational Salt Water Fishing Mr. President, The recreational fishing industry annually generates about $148 billion dollars and 945,000 related jobs. While NOAA/NMFS plays a critical role in sustaining fish populations and long-term environmental health,

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Let’s Put Up Windmills and See What Happens Next!

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Let’s Put the Windmills Up and See What Happens Next! An Asbury Park Press article dated on March 28th showed a headline – New Jersey allots $3.7 Million to study offshore wind’s impact on environment.  This new award was announced by NJ Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette and New Jersey Board of Public

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NJ SALTWATER REGISTRY- URGENT NOTIFICATION.  

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Posted February 4, 2024  In 2024, You must obtain your New Jersey Saltwater Registry.  You must obtain your saltwater registry because the information provided is critical to the management of our salt water fisheries – and it’s the law. The collection of recreational fisheries harvest data has been a critical component in the establishment of our

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