Although one usually thinks of the Endangered Species Act more severely affecting commercial fisheries — which it does in this case — recreational anglers must also heed this listing. Whether the sturgeon is sighted, caught or washed up on a beach, our fisheries biologists want to know.

Read the entire 2013 New Jersey Marine Digest online! Our unique digital edition allows you to page through the entire guide, just as if you were reading the magazine.

Oyster harvest declined for various reasons including overharvest, disease and changes to the bay’s salinity regime. Contracted workers use a water cannon to blast 8,000 bushels of sea clam shell from a barge onto the oyster restoration site off Good Luck Point, in Barnegat Bay, to improve shellfish habitat.

The 22nd Annual Governor’s Surf Fishing Tournament will be held Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. Once again anglers from New Jersey and neighboring states will descend upon the beaches of Island Beach State Park in hopes of catching the longest fish of the day.