State of New Jersey
Chris Christie, Governor
Kim Guadagno, Lieutenant Governor
Department of Environmental Protection
Bob Martin, Commissioner
Office of Natural and Historic Resources
Rich Boornazian, Assistant Commissioner
Division of Fish and Wildlife
David Chanda, Director
Larry Herrighty, Assistant Director
Thomas McCloy, Marine Fisheries Administrator
Russell Babb, Acting Chief, Shellfisheries
Brandon Muffley, Chief, Marine Fisheries
Mark Chicketano, Acting Chief, Law Enforcement
Lisa Barno, Chief, Freshwater Fisheries
Jim Sciascia, Chief, Information and Education
Tony Petrongolo, Chief, Land Management
David Jenkins, Chief, Endangered and Nongame Species
Cindy Kuenstner, Editor
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife is a professional, environmental organization dedicated to the protection, management and wise use of the state’s fish and wildlife resources.
The Digest is available at coastal license agents, bait and tackle shops and Fish and Wildlife offices. Information may be reprinted with permission. Subscriptions are not available.
This Digest is designed and produced by J.F. Griffin Publishing, LLC; www.jfgriffin.com.
Partial funding for the Digest is provided by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Program.
Cover photo: Kevin Hoffman
New Jersey Fish and Wildlife Councils
Marine Fisheries Council
Gilbert H. Ewing Jr., Chair
Scott Bailey
Erling Berg
Dr. Eleanor Ann Bochenek
Dr. Patrick Donnelly
Richard N. Herb
Walter L. Johnson, III
Frances Puskas
Sergio Radossi
Joe Rizzo
Fish and Game Council
Dave Burke, Acting Chair
Phillip Brodhecker
Dr. Barbara Brummer
Agust Gudmundsson
Jeffrey A. Link
John Messeroll
Robert Puskas
Dan VanMater
Atlantic Coast Shellfish Council
Walter L. Johnson, III, Chair
John J. Maxwell, Vice Chair
Walter Hughes
Oliver Twist, III
Delaware Bay Shellfish Council
Scott Bailey, Chair
Warren Hollinger, Vice Chair
Stephen J. Fleetwood
Richard Malinowski
Endangered and Nongame Species Advisory Committee
Dr. Barbara Brummer, Chair
Dr. James Applegate
Dr. Joanna Burger
Dr. Emile DeVito
Howard Geduldig
Dr. Rick Lathrop
Dr. Erica Miller
Dr. David Mizrahi
Jane Morton-Galetto
Dr. Dale Schweitzer
James Shissias
Waterfowl Stamp Advisory Committee
Robert VonSuskil, Chair
Bob Allen
Carl W. Blank
Dave Burke
George Howard
Mike Kantor
Jay Laubengeyer
Jim A. Shissias
Jack Stewart
Wildlife Rehabilitators Advisory Committee
Kelly Simonetti, Chair
Donald Bonica
Phillip Brodhecker
Lisa DeLambert
Harriet Forrester
Tracy Leaver
Dr. Erica Miller
Diane Nickerson
Where to Write Us
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife
MC 501-03 • P.O. Box 420 • Trenton, NJ 08625-0420 • NJFishandWildlife.com
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
Our Mission
To protect and manage the state’s fish and wildlife to maximize their long-term biological, recreational and economic value for all New Jerseyans.
Our Goals
- To maintain New Jersey’s rich variety of fish and wildlife species at stable, healthy levels and to protect and enhance the many habitats on which they depend.
- To educate New Jerseyans on the values and needs of our fish and wildlife and to foster a positive human/wildlife co-existence.
- To maximize the recreational and commercial use of New Jersey’s fish and wildlife for both present and future generations.
