The summer flounder fishing season has been shortened by 25 days this year in order to meet a reduced quota imposed by regional fisheries officials. In this file photo from last year a summer flounder is measured before being thrown back because it falls under the minimum size requirement.
Call it the Great Flounder War of 2017. A simmering battle between New Jersey recreational fisherman and the federal agency governing fishing along the Atlantic Coast has now escalated — with potentially disastrous consequences for the fishermen. In a teleconference on Thursday morning, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) officially found New Jersey to be…
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