Regulatory Sources

National Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Marine Fisheries Service ( NMFS )
NE Region
1 Blackburn Pl.
Gloucester MA 01930-2298

possession limits: 508-281-9260
federal permit applications: 508-281-9370
local NMFS law enforcement: 609-390-8303 or 908-528-3315
Tuna Quota updates: 301-713-1279

njdep
njdfgw
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Fish, Game & Wildlife
CN 400
Trenton NJ 08625-0400

information: 609-292-2965
marine fisheries: 609-292-2083
shellfisheries: 609-984-5546
law enforcement: 609-292-9430
Mid Atlantic Fisheries Management CouncilAtlantic States Marine Fisheries Council ( ASMFC )
Mid Atlantic Fisheries Management Council

For additional Health Advisory information, contact:

NJ Department of Environmental Protection


Here are all the New Jersey Marine Digests in pdf, back through 2000. The state's website is just so painful and slow to find anything on:


hurricane

The diving season in New Jersey begins in June for most of us. Hardy souls in drysuits will dive all year long, but with a good 7mm wetsuit, early June is still chilly. By late July the ocean has warmed up nicely, and it keeps getting warmer through September and doesn't really get cold again until October or even later.

So the peak dive season is June through November, right? Well, not quite. Early August starts hurricane season, and by late August it is in full swing. A couple of good storms and everything is so roiled up that there is almost no point in trying to dive anymore. That's not to say that there can't be a good year with no hurricanes. Barring storms, with a drysuit you could reasonably expect to dive from late April to early December.

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