Massachusetts Fishing Regulations

Massachusetts Fishing Regulations

 

Regulations as required by the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries and the National Marine Fisheries service.

There is ZERO TAKE and ZERO POSSESSION of River Herring, Alewife or Blueback Herring in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts waters - fresh or salt

Herring Runs

American Eel
All Year 6 in 50 fish
Black Sea Bass
All Year 12 in 20 fish
Blue Marlin
All Year 86 in 1 fish
Bluefish
All Year none 10 fish
Cod North of Cape Cod *** 
Apr 1 - Oct 31 24 in 10 fish
Cod
South & East of Cape Cod
***
All Year 22 in 10 fish
Dab (Plaice)
All Year 14 in none
Dogfish
All Year none none
Fluke
All Year 17.5 in 7 fish
Gray Sole (Witch)
All Year 14 in none
Haddock
All Year 19 in none
Halibut
All Year 36 in 1 fish
Monkfish
All Year 17 in none
Pollock
All Year none none
Redfish
All Year 9 in none
River Herring
Harvest, possesion, sale and use are prohibited
Sailfish
All Year 57 in 1 fish
Scup
May 01 - Sep 30 10.5 in 25 fish
Shad
All Year none 6 fish
Sharks
Federal rules apply. Consult NOAA Fisheries
Smelt
Jun 15 - Mar 15 none none
Striped Bass
All Year 28 in 2 fish
Tautog
All Year 16 in 3 fish
Tunas
Federal rules apply. Consult NOAA Fisheries
Weakfish
All Year 16 in 10 fish
White Marlin
All Year 62 in 1 fish
White Perch
All Year 8 in 25 fish
Windowpane
All Year 12 in none
Winter Flounder north of Cape Cod
All Year 12 in 8 fish
Winter Flounder south & east of Cape Cod
Apr 23 - May 22 12 in 4 fish
Sep 24 - Oct 23 12 in 4 fish
Yellowtail Flounder
All Year 13 in none

 

*** Change Pending
For more details, please visit the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries

 

 

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