Massachusetts has implemented its recreational saltwater fishing permit as of January 1, 2011. This means that Massachusetts recreational salt water anglers no longer can use the NOAA Saltwater Angler Registry to fish in Massachusetts marine waters and/ or land fish in Massachusetts. The NOAA Salt Water Angler Permit is only for states that do not have NOAA approved saltwater angler recreational permits or licenses (currently NJ and HI and some U.S. territories).
A new electronic licensing system, MassFishHunt, has debuted online. Go to
Department of Fish & Game - Licensing