Date: May 26, 2026
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: DMR’s Augusta office (Marquardt Building, 32 Blossom Lane, rm 118) and remotely via Microsoft Teams.
Town: Augusta and remote via Microsoft Teams
DMR will hold a public hearing on Chapter 43, Bluefish Recreational Bag Limit. The hearing will be held May 26, 2026, 4:00 p.m. at DMR’s Augusta office (Marquardt Building, 32 Blossom Lane, rm 118) and remotely via Microsoft Teams. A link to join the remote meeting is below.
The notice of proposed rulemaking is available here.
BRIEF SUMMARY: This proposed rulemaking would modify the bluefish recreational possession limit to align with recent changes adopted by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) under NOAA. Bluefish is regulated by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC). The 2025 management track stock assessment projected that the bluefish stock would reach its rebuilding target in 2025, allowing for a higher recreational bag limit. As a result, this proposed rulemaking increases the bluefish possession limit from 3 fish to 5 fish, in alignment with the private angler bag limit established by MAFMC and ASMFC.
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/243089630349618?p=42WpicByPg00kbxPzm
Meeting ID: 243 089 630 349 618
Passcode: cG2iy7ZL
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