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Attention Saltwater Anglers!
The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is implementing a new angler survey to collect information on certain marine fish important to recreational anglers. Current data collection efforts for recreational fisheries are hindered by sampling only a small portion of the fishing public and from collecting only minimal data on discarded fish. Information collected through this voluntary survey will provide data which may support alternative management strategies that increase fishing opportunities for the public.
The focus of this voluntary survey is catch and effort from fishing trips in marine and estuarine waters of the state and surrounding areas. For catch information, we are interested in collecting information on the number and size of both kept and released fish.
Thank you for your assistance with this project. Please note that this is a new survey, so the appearance of the survey page may change slightly over time - we hope you'll be a regular contributor. We value and appreciate your input toward the management of our marine resources.
The survey is located at:
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/marinesurvey08.htm
...on the division's website.
Anglers are encouraged to
submit a survey
whenever they return from saltwater fishing.
If you need assistance please email: njfishandwildlife@dep.state.nj.us
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Fishing Advice
Two buddies are fishing, but they haven't caught anything all day. Then another fisherman walks by with a huge load of fish. They ask him, "Excuse me, but where did you get all those fish?"
The other fisherman replies, "If you just go down the stream until the water isn't salty, you will find a ton of hungry fish."
They thank him and go on their way. Fifteen minutes later, one fisherman says to the other, "Fill the bucket up with water and see if the water is salty."
He dips the bucket in the stream and drinks some.
"Nope. Still salty."
Thirty minutes later, he asks him to check again.
"Nope, still salty."
One hour later they check again.
"Nope. Still salty."
"This isn't good," one fisherman finally says. "We've been walking for almost two hours and the water is still salty!"
"I know," says the other... "And the bucket is almost empty!"