Officials Meet to Review Bluefish Before Setting Future Fishing Rules
Published Date: 5/23/2025
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Summary
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission are teaming up for a public webinar on June 12, 2025, to review how bluefish fishing is doing. They’ll use this info to help set fishing rules for 2026-2027, affecting both commercial and recreational fishers. This meeting helps make sure fishing stays fair and sustainable, with no immediate costs but important future impacts on catch limits.
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2026-2027 Bluefish Catch Limits
If you are a commercial or recreational fisher, a webinar on June 12, 2025 will review bluefish fishing performance. That review will be used to help set bluefish catch and landings limits for 2026–2027, which could change how much you are allowed to catch or sell.
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