Saltwater license

[Pete F.]

So I walk out of the water wearing a wetsuit, The EPO asks to see my license. Do you think they will be waterproof?

[Redsoxticket]

The license applies to those who may catch anadromous species such as salmon, striped bass, smelt, and shad that spawn in rivers and streams and spend their adult lives in estuaries and the ocean.

Do you need a license if you catch and release a striped bass ?

If your targeting blues, scup, fluke, skates, dogfish, tog then you don’t need a license.

If approached by the EPO regarding a license state that your targeting non-anadromous species such as bluefish. Also, if you happen to catch a bass while in the presence of the EPO release ASAP to show your intent that you’re not targeting bass.

On another note if you keep one or two bass a year for the table you can either take your chances of getting busted or go to the fish market where it will cost you less then buying multiple licenses.

[Slick Moedee]

The key element is in how it is worded, applies to those who may catch anadromous species. So regardless of what we are targeting, if we might catch a stripper we are being told we need to have the license. Not sure how the multiple state item will play out as they are acting as middle men for the Feds. Fed only require us to in their system once.

[Redsoxticket]

I doubt you need a license or at least you shouldn't in the event that you may catch a striper.
Why, because if that was the case then I would also need a
blue fin tuna license if I was targeting whatever.

[MrHunters]

Originally Posted by Slick Moedee

The key element is in how it is worded, applies to those who may catch anadromous species. So regardless of what we are targeting, if we might catch a stripper we are being told we need to have the license.

show me where i can target strippers and ill buy that license no problem!