NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife - Recreational Saltwater Volunteer Angler Survey

Recreational Saltwater Volunteer Angler Survey

ATTENTION SALTWATER ANGLERS!

The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife's Bureau of Marine Fisheries utilizes an angler survey to collect information on certain recreationally important marine finfish species. Current data collection efforts for recreational fisheries are hindered by sampling only a small portion of the fishing public and from collecting only minimal data on discarded fish. Information collected through this voluntary survey will provide data which may support alternative management stratagies that increase fishing opportunities for the public.

The focus of this voluntary survey is to collect information on catch and effort from recreational fishing trips in marine and estuarine waters of the state and surrounding areas. For catch information, BMF staff are interested in collecting information on the number and size of both kept and released species and should not be used only for successful trips. Trips with zero catch are important to report also.

Thank you for your assistance with this project. We value your input.

Recreational Saltwater Volunteer Angler Survey FAQs

For questions, assistance or concerns, please e-mail: marine_survey@dep.nj.gov.

Please DO NOT submit Striped Bass Bonus Program information using this survey. Please use the Online Striped Bass Logbook only.

NOTE: If preferred, there is a new survey platform which is optimized for smartphones and other mobile devices.

* = required fields

* Full Name

All data is confidential and will not be used or released
in a manner that can identify the individual anglers.

Address:

City:

* State: Zip:

* Age

* Conservation ID # OR Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY)

* Date of fishing trip:

* Number of hours fished: Start time

* Area fished: Please refer to the Fishing Areas Chart (pdf, 860kb)

Waterbody type: Inland (Bay/River) Ocean less than 3 miles from shore Ocean 3 or more miles from shore

First target species: Second target species:

* Number of anglers contributing to reported catch: Note: If no fish were caught please check box

* Mode of Fishing: Surf Shore Pier
Private Boat Rental Boat Party Boat Charter Boat

CATCH INFORMATION: Please provide general catch information for this trip for the species on the drop-down menus. Do not submit Striped Bass Bonus Program information here. Please use the Online Striped Bass Logbook only.

Species

Number
Kept

Number
Released
Alive

Number
Released
Dead

LENGTH INFORMATION: Please provide length information on the first 12 keepers and 12 releases of each species. Lengths should be reported in INCHES to the nearest half inch.
If you want to provide information on more than 12 of one species, use two columns.


Fish #	Keeper Lengths	Released Lengths	Keeper Lengths	Released Lengths	Keeper Lengths	Released Lengths	Keeper Lengths	Released Lengths	Keeper Lengths	Released Lengths
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

EXCEPTIONAL CATCH INFORMATION: Please provide information on any exceptional or unusual catches not listed above, such as trophy size, unusual species, disease, tag recaptures, etc.

GENERAL COMMENTS: Please feel free to provide any other comments you have.

If you would like to be subscribed to the NJ Marine Fishing E-mail List please provide your e-mail address:

If you have a specific question or a comment you would like a response to, please use the E-mail Form to do so.

For questions regarding the survey, or to report problems, please e-mail marine_survey@dep.nj.gov.

Thank you for submitting your information. The data from this survey will be used to increase your enjoyment of fishing in New Jersey!