13-0340 - Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).

§ 13-0340. Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).    The  department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand eleven,  fix by regulation measures for the  management  of  bluefish  (Pomatomus  saltatrix), including size limits, catch and possession limits, open and  closed  seasons,  closed areas, restrictions on the manner of taking and  landing,   requirements   for   permits   and   eligibility    therefor,  recordkeeping  requirements,  requirements  on  the  amount  and type of  fishing effort and gear, and requirements  relating  to  transportation,  possession  and  sale,  provided  that  such  regulations  are  no  less  restrictive than requirements set forth in  this  chapter  and  provided  further  that  such  regulations  are  consistent  with  the  compliance  requirements of applicable  fishery  management  plans  adopted  by  the  Atlantic   States   Marine  Fisheries  Commission  and  with  applicable  provisions of fishery management plans adopted pursuant to  the  Federal  Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et seq.).