New Jersey bill reduces fishing fines for anglers who do not register 
By CAITLIN DINEEN US Source: pressofatlanticcity 12/16/2011

A bill proposed by Sen. Jeff Van Drew, D-Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic, and Sen. James Beach, D-Camden that would reduce potential penalties associated with the new state fishing registry awaits Gov. Chris Christie’s approval.

“The purpose of creating the state registry was to prevent individuals from having to pay a $15 federal fee to fish,” Van Drew said in a press release Friday. “Imposing an initial fine of up to $3,000 for failing to register with this free database is completely unacceptable.”
 

The bill was approved by the Senate in June; the Assembly gave final approval on Thursday.

The state introduced the registry in May for recreational saltwalter anglers.

Under the registry — as structured by the state Department of Environmental Protection — anyone caught fishing without the proper documentation could face a fine between $300 and $3,000 for a first offense and between $500 and $5,000 for subsequent offenses.

 
Continue...

News Id SourceStampcountry
51Nature reserve to be created next to new nuclear plant that will kill tonnes of fish a yeartelegraph2024-04-16UK
52San Antonio angler reels in 30-inch unusual catch in neighborhood pondmysanantonio2024-04-13US
53Girls record catfish sparks controversyusatoday2024-04-18US
54Stolen tropical fish returned to Ottawa Valley restaurantCBC News2024-04-19CA
55Soft sea creature – with red scaleless body — discovered in Japanmiamiherald2024-04-19JP
56This invasive alien fish is threatening the Guadalquivir ecosystemd1softballnews2024-04-14US
57Thai Officials Warn Releasing Fish Into Nature Wont Bring Good Karmayahoo2024-04-15TH
58Truck crash spills live salmon into wrong Oregon riverScientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insectsnbcnews2024-04-19US
59Raising fish and a workforce with an economic development grantalleghenyfront2024-04-19US
60Indigenous Marine Scientist Studies Fish Feeding Evolution in Panamasmithsonianmag2024-04-19US
61Boops, hums and farts: The mysterious world of fish communicationBBC News2024-04-19US
62Officials devise unconventional plan to eliminate invasive fish speciesOutdoors2024-04-21US
63Sea-run brook trout in Hudson Bay tributariesfinandfield2017-08-23CA
64Supporting small-scale fisheries in an aquaculture worldthefishsite2024-05-03NO
65Regal Springs pledges to use 100 percent of each tilapia by 2030thefishsite2024-05-03ID
66US Regulators Maintain Fishing Quota for Valuable Baby EelsAssociated Press2024-05-01US
67The Number of Fish on US Overfishing List Reaches an All-Time LowAssociated Press2024-05-06US
68British garbageman reels in record-size fish weighing 64.4kg9news2024-05-01AU
69Mad keen teen fisherman reels in $1 million barramundi in NT competition9news2024-04-30AU
7050-foot sea creature washes up on Delaware shoremiamiherald2024-05-06US
71Theres no opening day hype, but fishing in North Dakota is better than everechopress2024-05-04US
72Fishing guides weigh in on strategies for the upcoming Minnesota walleye openerechopress2024-05-04US
73DNR shares fishy facts in advance of Minnesota Fishing Openerechopress2024-05-04US
74Everything you need to know for Minnesota fishing openerechopress2024-05-03US
75Local woman finds passion as fly fishing guidethecantoncitizen2024-04-26CA

197 198 199 2 of [200 - pages.]