New Jersey skate regulations and common local species help anglers decide whether to keep or release hooked bottom-dwellers.

Abundant bottom-dwelling skates and rays in New Jersey coastal waters frequently take baited hooks meant for striped bass or fluke.

Northern sea robins are spiky bottom-dwelling fish found in New Jersey waters, and their edible meat offers an enjoyable culinary experience.

Winter flounder population declines in New Jersey stem from environmental changes, historical pressures, and habitat loss.

Winter flounder in New Jersey bays and estuaries typically measure eight to twelve inches, while larger trophy fish are rare.

New Jersey recreational crabbers discover the four and a half inch minimum size limit and measurement rules for blue claw crabs.

New Jersey recreational crab regulations prohibit keeping female blue claw crabs to protect reproductive capacity and future populations.

New Jersey blue claw crab size regulations, molting stages, and environmental factors determining maximum growth limits.

New Jersey herring runs protect migrating fish that feed striped bass, bluefish, eagles, ospreys, and marine mammals in local rivers.

Alewife and Blueback Herring measuring 10 to 15 inches migrate from the ocean into New Jersey rivers each spring to spawn.