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Eligible Species and Sizes
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Division
Minimum Size (inches)
Comments
Amberjack
Atlantic
45
Atlantic Spadefish
Atlantic
24
Bigeye Tuna
Atlantic
60
Use Curved Fork Length Measurements
Black Drum
Atlantic
48
Blackfin Tuna
Atlantic
30
Use Curved Fork Length Measurements
Blue Marlin
Atlantic
any size
Released Only
Blue Shark
Atlantic
any size
Released Only
Bluefin Tuna
Atlantic
55
Use Curved Fork Length Measurements
Bluefish
Atlantic
34
Blueline Tilefish
Atlantic
25
Cobia
Atlantic
44
Croaker
Atlantic
18
Dolphin
Atlantic
45
False Albacore
Atlantic
24
Flounder
Atlantic
24
Golden Tilefish
Atlantic
35
Hammerhead Shark
Atlantic
any size
Released Only
King Mackerel
Atlantic
40
Longfin Albacore
Atlantic
36
Mako Shark
Atlantic
any size
Released Only
Northern Whiting
Atlantic
14
Red Drum
Atlantic
36
Released Only
Sailfish
Atlantic
any size
Released Only
Sand Tiger Shark
Atlantic
any size
Released Only
Seabass
Atlantic
20
Sheepshead
Atlantic
20
Snowy Grouper
Atlantic
32
Spanish Mackerel
Atlantic
22
Spot
Atlantic
12
Spotted Seatrout
Atlantic
24
Striped Bass
Atlantic
40
Swordfish
Atlantic
any size
Released Only
Tautog
Atlantic
24
Thresher Shark
Atlantic
any size
Released Only
Tiger Shark
Atlantic
any size
Released Only
Wahoo
Atlantic
60
Weakfish
Atlantic
24
White Marlin
Atlantic
any size
Released Only
Yellowfin Tuna
Atlantic
50
Use Curved Fork Length Measurements
Black Drum
Chesapeake
48
Blue Catfish
Chesapeake
40
Blue Crab
Chesapeake
9
Carapace
Bluefish
Chesapeake
34
Carp
Chesapeake
30
Chain Pickerel
Chesapeake
24
Channel Catfish
Chesapeake
30
Cobia
Chesapeake
44
Crappie
Chesapeake
15
Croaker
Chesapeake
18
Flounder
Chesapeake
24
Gar
Chesapeake
36
Largemouth Bass
Chesapeake
21
Red Drum
Chesapeake
36
Released Only
Rock Bass
Chesapeake
10
Sheepshead
Chesapeake
24
Smallmouth Bass
Chesapeake
20
Spanish Mackerel
Chesapeake
22
Spot
Chesapeake
12
Spotted Seatrout
Chesapeake
24
Striped Bass
Chesapeake
40
Walleye
Chesapeake
26
Weakfish
Chesapeake
24
White Catfish
Chesapeake
20
White Perch
Chesapeake
13
Yellow Perch
Chesapeake
14
Bluegill
Freshwater
11
Brook Trout
Freshwater
12
Brown Trout
Freshwater
21
Bullhead Catfish
Freshwater
15
Carp
Freshwater
36
Chain Pickerel
Freshwater
24
Channel Catfish
Freshwater
30
Crappie
Freshwater
15
Cutthroat Trout
Freshwater
20
Largemouth Bass
Freshwater
21
Muskellunge
Freshwater
40
Northern Pike
Freshwater
38
Rainbow Trout
Freshwater
20
Redbreast Sunfish
Freshwater
8
Redear Sunfish
Freshwater
11
Rock Bass
Freshwater
10
Smallmouth Bass
Freshwater
20
Striped Bass
Freshwater
36
Tiger Muskellunge
Freshwater
40
Walleye
Freshwater
26
White Catfish
Freshwater
20
White Perch
Freshwater
13
Yellow Perch
Freshwater
14
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